To tell the story of America is, in many ways, to tell the story of religion in America. At every point in its history, America was, and still is, religious and diversely so. To understand how religion shaped America's history is to trace the influence of America's dominant faith tradition, Christianity. But American Christianity, like religion in America, is a wonderfully varied movement. In this comprehensive, eminently readable introduction, Christopher Evans maps the pluralism of American Christianity around its historic center, demonstrating the enduring role of Protestantism despite...
To tell the story of America is, in many ways, to tell the story of religion in America. At every point in its history, America was, and still is, ...