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Weaving the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history, Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins illustrate the remarkable story of how one religious denomination was transformed from persecuted minority into a leading actor on the nat...

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Baptists in America offers a narrative history from the Colonial period to the present day, focusing primarily on Baptists' struggles between seeing themselves as "insiders" or "outsiders" in American culture.

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The Puritans called Baptists "e;the troublers of churches in all places"e; and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches ...

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The Puritans called Baptists "e;the troublers of churches in all places"e; and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches ...

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No living scholar has shaped the study of American religious history more profoundly than George M. Marsden. His work spans U.S. intellectual, cultural, and religious history from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. This collection...

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No living scholar has shaped the study of American religious history more profoundly than George M. Marsden. His work spans U.S. intellectual, cultural, and religious history from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. This collection...

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During the early eighteenth century, colonial New England witnessed the end of Puritanism and the emergence of a revivalist religious movement that culminated in the evangelical awakenings of the 1740s. This engrossing book explores the religious ...

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In the mid-eighteenth century, Americans experienced an outbreak of religious revivals that shook colonial society. This book provides a definitive view of these revivals, now known as the First Great Awakening, and their dramatic effects on Ameri...

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A groundbreaking historical treatment of the First Great Awakening and its contribution to the American ideal of equality for all people In the mid-eighteenth century, Americans experienced an outbreak of religious revivals that shook colonial soc...

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Winner of Christianity Today's 2016 Book Award for History/Biography: an engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist George Whitefield "The most authoritative yet readable ...

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An engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist In the years prior to the American Revolution, George Whitefield was the most famous man in the colonies. Thomas Kidd’s fasc...

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Thomas Kidd, a widely respected scholar of colonial history, deftly offers both depth and breadth in this accessible, introductory text on the American Colonial era. Interweaving primary documents and new scholarship with a vivid narrative reconst...

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Thomas Kidd, a widely respected scholar of colonial history, deftly offers both depth and breadth in this accessible, introductory text on the American Colonial era. Interweaving primary documents and new scholarship with a vivid narrative reconst...

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During the early eighteenth century, colonial New England witnessed the end of Puritanism and the emergence of a revivalist religious movement that culminated in the evangelical awakenings of the 1740s. This engrossing book explores the religious ...

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A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklins faith Kidd vividly brings Franklins spiritual quest to life throughout his book, and he provides a direct line from Franklins beliefs to those we see around us today.Randy...

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Winner of Christianity Today's 2016 Book Award for History/Biography: an engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist George Whitefield "The most authoritative yet read...

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A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklin’s faith Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American lay...

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A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklins faith Kidd vividly brings Franklins spiritual quest to life throughout his book, and he provides a direct line from Franklins beliefs to those we see around us today.Randy...

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A leading historian of evangelicalism offers a concise history of evangelicals and how they became who they are today Evangelicalism is arguably Americas most controversial religious movement. Nonevangelical people who follow the news may have a v...

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A leading historian of evangelicalism offers a concise history of evangelicals and how they became who they are today Evangelicalism is arguably America’s most controversial religious movement. Nonevangelical people who follow the news may h...

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A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life "Kidd's biography may well be the best treatment of Jefferson's religious and moral life available, and certainly it is among the few to take those two...

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A leading historian of evangelicalism offers a concise history of evangelicals and how they became who they are today How 81 percent of evangelicals could have voted for Donald Trump, given his flouting of their traditional values, has been a ques...

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A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life "e;Set aside everything you think you know about Thomas Jefferson and religion, and read this book. This is the definitive account. It is well written, ...

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A revelatory new biography of Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his ethical and spiritual life Kidds biography may well be the best treatment of Jeffersons religious and moral life available, and certainly it is among the few to take those two subject...

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Religion, race, and American history. America's Religious History is an up-to-date, narrative-based introduction to the unique role of faith in American history. Moving beyond present-day polemics to understand the challenges and nuances of o...

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Religion, race, and American history.America's Religious History is an up-to-date, narrative-based introduction to the unique role of faith in American history. Moving beyond present-day polemics to understand the challenges and nuances of our rel...

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In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, many of America's Christian evangelicals have denounced Islam as a "demonic" and inherently violent religion, provoking frustration among other Christian conservatives who wish to p...

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In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, many of America's Christian evangelicals have denounced Islam as a "e;demonic"e; and inherently violent religion, provoking frustration among other Christian conservatives who wish to pres...

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Early Baptist leaders thought deeply about politics and church-state relations, and Baptists today continue to wield a vital influence in the public square. Baptist Political Theology surveys the historical development, core principles, enduring c...

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Thomas S. Kidd presents a global history of the Christian church in the modern age. Christian History, Volume 2: From the Reformation to the Present provides a composite picture of important, influential, and representative Christian beliefs, thin...

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