George Whitefield (Online) by Thomas S. KiddA biography that explores the extraordinary career of the most influential figure in the first generation of Anglo-American evangelical Christianity, examining his sometimes troubling stands on the pressing issues of the day, both secular and spiritual, and his relationships with such famous contemporaries as Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, and John Wesley.
The End of Days: African American Religion and Politics in the Age of Emancipation (Online) by Matthew HarperDemonstrates how black southerners' theology, in particular their understanding of the end times, influenced nearly every major economic and political decision they made in the aftermath of emancipation. African American Protestants consistently inserted themselves into biblical narratives as a way of seeing the importance of their own struggle in God's greater plan for humanity.
Slave Religion (Online) by Albert J. RaboteauTwenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. Analyzes the transformation of the African religions into evangelical Christianity.
Religion and the American Revolution (Online) by Katherine CartéDemonstrates that if religion helped set the terms through which Anglo-Americans encountered the imperial crisis and the violence of war, it likewise set the terms through which both nations could imagine the possibilities of a new world.
The Civil War As a Theological Crisis (Online) by Mark A. NollViews the Civil War as a major turning point in American religious thought. Though the Christians on all sides agreed that the Bible was authoritative, their interpretations of slavery in Scripture led to a full-blown theological crisis.