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Religion and American foreign policy, 1945-1960 Religion and American foreign policy, 1945-1960 William Inboden "The Cold War was in many ways a religious war. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and other American leaders believed that human rights and freedoms were endowed by God, that God had called the United… OL11952646W
Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus Max Weber In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and th… OL1362905W
Excellent Protestant congregations Excellent Protestant congregations Wilkes, Paul "In Excellent Protestant Congregations, Paul Wilkes profiles nine dynamic, geographically and denominationally diverse congregations that have the ability to create a vibrant community of worship. Wi… OL15058398W
Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America Catholicism and the shaping of 19th century America Jon Gjerde "Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America offers one of the first comparative treatments of Protestant and Catholic history in nineteenth-century America. Gjerde argues that Protesta… OL15921390W
American Protestantism in the age of psychology American Protestantism in the age of psychology Stephanie Muravchik "The social history of three major psycho-spiritual movements since World War II shows that these groups innovated a practical religious psychology that nurtured participants' faith, fellowship, and … OL16183685W
An unpredictable Gospel An unpredictable Gospel Jay Riley Case This work challenges the conception of evangelical missionaries as cultural imperialists. The astonishing growth of Christianity in the global South over the course of the twentieth century has spark… OL16190678W
Thieves in the Temple Thieves in the Temple G. Jeffrey MacDonald A devastating critique of the cult of consumerism and easy affirmation that has corrupted American Protestantism in recent years. OL16616317W
Calvin and the Reformed Tradition Calvin and the Reformed Tradition Richard A. Muller Richard Muller, a world-class scholar of the Reformation era, examines the relationship of Calvin's theology to the Reformed tradition, indicating Calvin's place in the tradition as one of several si… OL16705308W
Shepherds of the Empire Shepherds of the Empire Mark R. Correll The late nineteenth century was a time of rapid industrialization, mass politicization, and modern philosophy. The resulting political and cultural upheaval confronted the German Protestant church wi… OL17048878W
A War With A Silver Lining Canadian Protestant Churches And The South African War 18991902 A War With A Silver Lining Canadian Protestant Churches And The South African War 18991902 Gordon L. Heath "On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. While the war was thousands of kilometres away, and Canada's contribution … OL17570468W
Über Herstellung des Gemeine- und Chorgesanges in der evangelischen Kirche ... Über Herstellung des Gemeine- und Chorgesanges in der evangelischen Kirche ... Carl von Winterfeld ,Carl Georg August Vivigens von Winterfeld Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. OL19802791W
The empty church The empty church Thomas C. Reeves America is in a state of spiritual decline. According to recent opinion polls and election returns, Americans are deeply concerned about the quality of life in this country. While liberals want big g… OL1999292W
American apostles American apostles Christine Leigh Heyrman In "American Apostles," the Bancroft Prize-winning historian Christine Leigh Heyrman brilliantly chronicles the first fateful collision between American missionaries and the diverse religious culture… OL20007661W
Introducing Protestant Social Ethics Introducing Protestant Social Ethics Brian Matz pages cm OL20215458W
A church undone A church undone Mary M. Solberg Decades after the Holocaust, many assume that the churches in Germany resisted the Nazi regime. In fact, resistance was exceptional. Almost all Germans were Christians, and almost all Christians in G… OL26173410W
The explicit gospel Bible study The explicit gospel Bible study Matt Chandler The Explicit Gospel - Member Book provides six weeks of Bible study content, learning activities, and group experiences. In an explanation that embraces the whole of Scripture, Matt Chandler defines … OL26453422W
One-Minute Apologist One-Minute Apologist Dave Armstrong xiv, 143 p. ; 23 cm OL2865548W
Bible-Carrying Christians Bible-Carrying Christians David Harrington Watt "Today in the United States, there are hundreds of thousands of Protestant churches whose members habitually carry their Bibles with them. These churches - often referred to as "evangelical" or "fund… OL4461157W
Las Nuevas Tribus y los indígenas de la Amazonia Las Nuevas Tribus y los indígenas de la Amazonia Gabriel Cabrera Becerra Este estudio brinda al lector una primera aproximación histórica a la presencia protestante en la Amazonia colombiana empleando una amplia gama de archivos que junto con su experiencia de campo entre… OL721543W
Fuzhou Protestants and the Making of a Modern China, 1857-1927 Fuzhou Protestants and the Making of a Modern China, 1857-1927 Ryan Dunch "In this examination of Chinese Protestants and their place in the history of modern China, Ryan Dunch focuses on the Fuzhou area of southeast China from the mid-nineteenth century until 1927, when a… OL9229485W
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