Awash in a Sea of Faith: Christianizing the American People (Studies in Cultural History)

Charts the development of religion in America and traces the many branches of faith that have grown in the country's three-hundred-year history. Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Religion in the American Past 1. The European Religious Heritage 2. The Crisis of Christian Practice in America 3. Magic and the Occult 4. The Renewal of Christian Authority 5. Slavery and the African Spiritual Holocaust 6. The Plural Origins of American Revivalism 7. A Revolutionary Millennium? 8. Toward the Antebellum Spiritual Hothouse 9. Christian Power in the American Republic Conclusion: Lincoln and the Almost Chosen People Notes Index European Religious Heritage -- Crisis Of Christian Practice In America -- Magic And The Occult -- Renewal Of Christian Authority -- Slavery And The African Spiritual Holocaust -- Plural Origins Of American Revivalism -- Revolutionary Millennium? -- Toward The Antebellum Spiritual Hothouse -- Christian Power In The American Republic. Jon Butler. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [297]-347.