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Christian fundamentalism in America [electronic resource] : a cultural history / David S. New.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2012.Description: v, 259 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 277.3/082 23
LOC classification:
  • BR515 .N465 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
"As a city upon a hill" -- Great awakening -- Bonfire of the vanities -- American millennium -- Democratic evangelism -- Great disappointment -- Threat from abroad -- Birth of liberalism -- True church -- Made in the usa -- Fundamentalists -- Showdown in Dayton -- Conservatives resurgent -- Hidden culture -- Seventh angel -- False prophets -- True believers -- Book of sevens -- Millennium: hope for the future?.
Summary: "This book examines the history of conservative American Christianity as it interacts with liberal beliefs. With the Enlightenment, the Puritan sense of mission faded, but was rekindled with the Great Awakening. It is history with a human touch, emphasizing personalities from Jonathan Edwards and William Jennings Bryan to David Koresh and Jim Jones"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"As a city upon a hill" -- Great awakening -- Bonfire of the vanities -- American millennium -- Democratic evangelism -- Great disappointment -- Threat from abroad -- Birth of liberalism -- True church -- Made in the usa -- Fundamentalists -- Showdown in Dayton -- Conservatives resurgent -- Hidden culture -- Seventh angel -- False prophets -- True believers -- Book of sevens -- Millennium: hope for the future?.

"This book examines the history of conservative American Christianity as it interacts with liberal beliefs. With the Enlightenment, the Puritan sense of mission faded, but was rekindled with the Great Awakening. It is history with a human touch, emphasizing personalities from Jonathan Edwards and William Jennings Bryan to David Koresh and Jim Jones"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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