Denominations : a cultural history of Anglo-American Christianity / David W. Beggington.

Author/creator Bebbington, David, 1949- author.
Format Book
PublicationWaco, Texas : 1845 Books : Baylor University Press, [2026]
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionxii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The churches of east and west -- Renaissance and Baroque culture -- Reformation and Lutherans -- Counter-Reformation and Roman Catholics -- Radical Reformation and Anabaptists -- Calvinists and Arminians -- Church of England -- Presbyterians -- Congregationalists -- Baptists -- Quakers -- Enlightenment -- Evangelical revival -- Methodists -- Old dissenters transformed -- Romanticism -- Roman Catholics transformed -- Anglicans transformed -- Holiness movement -- Pentecostals -- Expressivist culture -- Charismatic renewal.
Abstract "Why are there all these different Christian churches? Many studies have appeared over the past two centuries on the proliferation of denominations in the Anglophone world. David Bebbington builds on this trajectory and offers a distinctive approach to the question of Christian diversity. Denominations differs from other writings in the field because of its approach. Instead of a straightforward survey of the state of the contemporary church, Bebbington presents a historical analysis of how the various families of churches have come to be as they are. He also stresses how the delivery of the Christian message has been molded by the contexts of the various Anglo-American ecclesiastical bodies. As times have changed, so have churches. Because it offers a twenty-first-century perspective, Denominations considers several religious organizations not discussed in earlier works, still more have arisen. Bebbington emphasizes the cultural situation of the denominations, in both the remote ad the recent past, in order to highlight the distinguishing ethos of each." -- Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references (pages 213-221) and index.
Genre/formHistory
ISBN148132439X (paperback)
ISBN9781481324397 (paperback)

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