Theology in America: Just How American Was It?

E. Brooks Holifield and Mark A. Noll have produced magisterial volumes on the history of theology before the Civil War. While they emphasize many similar points, including the importance of the Reformed tradition in setting the agenda for discourse, the authors also differ in key respects. Holifield...

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Main Author: Moorhead, James H. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2004
In: The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2004, Volume: 82, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-45
Review of:Theology in America (New Haven, CT [u.a.] : Yale University Press, 2003) (Moorhead, James H.)
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Summary:E. Brooks Holifield and Mark A. Noll have produced magisterial volumes on the history of theology before the Civil War. While they emphasize many similar points, including the importance of the Reformed tradition in setting the agenda for discourse, the authors also differ in key respects. Holifield says more about the many varieties within American theology while Noll emphasizes the emergence of a distinctive American form of theology.
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