| Cosmos in the Chaos: Philip Schaff's Interpretation of Nineteenth-Century American Religion Contributor(s): Graham, Stephen R. (Author), Marty, Martin E. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802808417 ISBN-13: 9780802808417 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $28.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1995 Annotation: This first in-depth treatment of Philip Schaff's analysis of religion in America examines the development of religion in the United States in the nineteenth century through the eyes of that period's foremost church historian. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 277.308 |
| LCCN: 95037727 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.99" W x 8.94" (0.88 lbs) 291 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Philip Schaff is considered the founder of the discipline of church history in America, and he was the foremost practitioner of that discipline in nineteenth-century America. In this book Stephen R. Graham provides the first in-depth treatment of Schaff's analysis of religion in American and, by means of that study, examines not only Schaff's thought but also the development of religion in the United States in the nineteenth century. Topics covered include the three "threats" to American Christianity as conceived by Schaff -- sectarianism, romanism, and rationalism; Schaff's understanding of the American experiment of separation of church and state; Schaff's conception of America as playing a unique role in world and Christian history; and Schaff's contributions to ecumenism. |