The Lost Soul of American Protestantism
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: October 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780742507685
Subjects: Protestantism & Protestant Churches; Religion; Evangelicalism and liturgical; Religion - Church History; United States - General; Christianity - History - Protestant; History / United States / General; Christianity - Protestanism; Christianity - Protestant; Evangelicalism and liturgical churches; Protestant churches; United States
Description: "In The Lost Soul of American Protestantism, D. G. Hart examines the historical origins of the idea that faith must be socially useful in order to be valuable. Through specific episodes in Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Reformed history, Hart presents a neglected form of Protestantism - confessionalism - as an alternative to prevailing religious theory.

He explains that, unlike evangelical and mainline Protestants who emphasize faith's role in solving social and personal problems, confessional Protestants locate Christianity's significance in the creeds, ministry, and rituals of the church."--BOOK JACKET.