Reformed and Evangelical across Four Centuries: The Presbyterian Story in America

A definitive history of evangelical Presbyterianism in America 

Reformed and Evangelical across Four Centuries tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. This account emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinism, historic orthodoxy, and a focus on biblical authority. Particular attention is also given to crucial elements of diversity in the Presbyterian story, with increasing numbers of African American, Latino/a, and Korean American Presbyterians—among others—in the twenty-first century. Overall, this book will be a bountiful resource to anyone curious about what it means to be Presbyterian in the multidimensional American context, as well as to anyone looking to understand this piece of the larger history of Christianity in the United States.

384 pages.

Table of Contents

1. The British Reformations: Increasing Divergence after Common Origins
2. Stuart Pressure against Presbyterians and Puritans
3. Two Attempts at Protestant Religious Uniformity
4. What Restored Monarchy Meant for England and Scotland
5. Developments in Evangelism, Mission, and Theology
6. Presbyterian Immigration to the New World
7. A Great Awakening Shapes the Church
8. American Independence: A National Assembly
9. Missions and Revivals in the Early Republic
10. American Reformed Theology
11. Debate on the Question of Slavery
12. Presbyterianism, Civil War, and Reunions
13. The Darwinian Challenge
14. Immigration, Urbanization, and Industrialization
15. German Universities and American Protestantism
16. Fundamentalism and Modernism
17. Two World Wars and Reaching the World for Christ
18. Women, Civil Rights, and a New Confession
19. Evangelical Marginalization and Resurgence
Conclusion
Appendix I. American Presbyterian Denominations Ranked by Membership
Appendix II. A Genealogical Table of American Presbyterians