Lost Soul of American Protestantism

Name: Lost Soul of American Protestantism
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ISBN: 9780742507692

ISBN-10: 0742507696

ISBN-13: 9780742507692

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Authors: D. Hart, R. Moore

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In The Lost Soul of American Protestantism, D. G. Hart examines the historical origins of the idea that faith must be socially useful in order to be valuable. Through specific episodes in Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed history, Hart presents a neglected form of Protestantism--confessionalism--as an alternative to prevailing religious theory. He deftly argues that the history of confessional Protestantism is vitally important to current discussions on the role of religion in American life, as it is more concerned with the prosperity of the community of believers than with the spiritual health of the nation as a whole. Hart suggests that, contrary to the legacy of revivalism, faith may…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 7.10" wide x 8.90" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Introduction



The American Way of Faith



Confessional Protestantism



Defining Conservatism Down



The Intolerance of Presbyterian Creeds



The Sectarianism of Reformed Polity



The Irrelevance of Lutheran Liturgy


Conclusion: Confessional Protestantism and the Making of Hyphenated Americans


Index


About the Author