From the Book - First edition.
Part I: Origins. The Christian invasion begins
Varieties of Christian liberty
The birth of revivalist Christianity
Part II: Building a Christian empire. Disestablishing Christianity
Reviving the new republic
Creating American originals
Building the moral establishment
Part III: A nation in crisis
Reconstructing the nation
Part IV: The challenges of the modern world. Immigrating faith
Saving and purifying bodies
Christianity, capitalism, and the signs of the times
New Christianities for the new century
Part V: Shaping the American century. Making the world safe for democracy
The rise of fundamentalism
Part VI: Unraveling the religious establishment
The terminus of the mainline
Part VII: Remaking American Christianity. The religious right
Living at the close of the millennium
The end of Christian America or a new beginning?
