{"product_id":"turning-points-in-american-church-history-how-pivotal-events-shaped-a-nation-and-a-faith-9780801097492","title":"Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent resource for those eager to learn more about the evolution of American Christianity.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Well-informed and highly readable.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(5-star review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican history has profoundly shaped, and been shaped by, Christianity. This engaging introduction provides a brisk and lively yet deeply researched survey of these intertwined forces from the colonial period to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElesha Coffman tells the story of Christianity in the United States by focusing on 13 key events over four centuries of history. The turning points are as varied as the movements they track, including a naval battle, a revival, a schism, a court case, an outpouring of the Spirit, an act of terrorism, the election of a bishop, and the election of a president. Coffman highlights women and men from a range of traditions and shows how, throughout these events, Christians endeavored to discern what it meant to live faithfully in the diverse and rapidly changing place that became the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book helps readers understand their own faith and the landscape of American religion. Each chapter includes a hymn, a prayer, relevant historical images, excerpts from primary sources, and resources for further reading. Foreword by Mark A. Noll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElesha J. Coffman\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Duke University) is associate professor of history at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She previously served as the editor of \u003ci\u003eChristian History \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and has taught at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. She spent a year as a fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. Coffman is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century and the Rise of the Protestant Mainline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMargaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous articles on American religious history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615045849362,"sku":"9780801097492","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dfa7bb6-c1b3-41a2-b36b-1f6e2e2e66f2.jpg?v=1732473663","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/turning-points-in-american-church-history-how-pivotal-events-shaped-a-nation-and-a-faith-9780801097492","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}