03110oam 2200625 450 991078025810332120221010173500.00-231-50769-0(OCoLC)230825006(MiFhGG)GVRL1AGE(EXLCZ)9911108702692948420020215d2002 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrProtestantism in America /Randall Balmer and Lauren F. WinnerNew York Columbia University Pressc2002New York, N.Y. :Columbia University Press,2002.1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages) illustrationsThe Columbia contemporary American religion seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-231-11130-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-269) and index.""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""INTRODUCTION Easter Sunday""; ""Part One BACKGROUND""; ""1 Protestantism in America""; ""2 A Brief History of Protestantism in America""; ""3 The Varieties of Protestantism in America""; ""Part Two CASE STUDIES""; ""4 Williston Federated Church""; ""5 Abyssinian Baptist Church""; ""6 New Life Family Fellowship""; ""Part Three CHALLENGES""; ""7 Protestants and Feminism""; ""8 Protestants and Homosexuality""; ""9 Protestants and Social Justice""; ""CONCLUSION The Promise of Protestantism in the Twenty-first Century""; ""Profiles""; ""Chronology""; ""Glossary""""Notes""""Index""Describes Protestantism's history and essential beliefs. Examines the diversity of the tradition with accounts of life and worship in a variety of mainline and evangelical churches. Explores the vexed relationship Protestantism maintains with critical social issues, including homosexuality, feminism, and social justice.Columbia contemporary American religion series.Protestant churchesUnited StatesProtestantismUnited StatesProtestantismUnited StatesHistoryProtestantsUnited StatesProtestant churchesDoctrinesHomosexualityReligious aspectsProtestant churchesFeminismReligious aspectsProtestant churchesSocial justiceReligious aspectsProtestant churchesUnited StatesChurch historyProtestant churchesProtestantismProtestantismHistory.ProtestantsProtestant churchesDoctrines.HomosexualityReligious aspectsProtestant churches.FeminismReligious aspectsProtestant churches.Social justiceReligious aspectsProtestant churches.280/.4/0973Balmer Randall Herbert862328Winner Lauren F.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910780258103321Protestantism in America3687229UNINA