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The great overview of religion in American History
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The Great Overview of Religion In American History. Moore Theological College. 1987. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/185006.APA citation style
(1987). The great overview of religion in American History. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/185006.Chicago citation style
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- Linder explores the Christian religious history of America following European settlement. Beginning with Jamestown in 1607, he identifies an initial period of strong religiosity, followed by a decline between 1700 and 1725. The First Great Awakening, beginning in 1734, brought renewed vitality and influenced the nation’s political and social history. By contrast, the American Revolution (1775-1800) was marked by religious decline, with Christianity at a low point by 1800. The Second Great Awakening and the subsequent era of revivalism, lasting until 1861, are described by Linder as fundamental in shaping American history. This movement also produced key leaders in socio-political causes such as abolition, education, women’s rights, and political reform. The American Civil War (1861-1865) and its aftermath, stretching to 1897, were characterised by religious decline and the rise of social Darwinism. From c.1875 to 1914, a second age of revivalism emerged. Linder identifies the last quarter of the 19th century as the period in which the Protestant establishment and Evangelical consensus were consolidated. Between 1890 and 1914, increased immigration and urbanisation, the growth of liberal Christianity, the rising influence of business interests, and a surge of bellicose nationalism (exemplified in the Spanish-American War) further shaped American religious life. Established Protestant denominations experienced theological rifts following the growth of theological liberalism. Finally, the fundamentalist-modernist controversy and the dominance of theological liberalism lasted for the first half of the 19th century. This period was characterised by religious decline. Linder identifies 1925 as the decline of the Protestant establishment and rise of Liberal Christian theology.
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