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American Protestantism has been the dominant form of Christianity in United States since the colonial era and has had a profound impact on American society. Understanding this religious tradition is, thus, crucial to understanding American culture. This Companion offers a comprehensive overview of  American Protestantism. It considers all its major streams—Anglican, Reformed, Lutheran, Anabaptist, Baptist, Stone-Campbell, Methodist, Holiness, and Pentecostal. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, including history, theology, liturgics, and religious studies, it explores the beliefs and practices around which American Protestant life has revolved. The volume also provides a chronological overview of the tradition's entire history, addresses its prominent theological and sociological features, and explores its numerous intersections with American culture. Aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, as well as an interested general audience, this Companion will be useful both for insiders and outsiders to the American Protestant tradition.

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'This multi-authored volume provides an excellent introduction to the many aspects of American Protestant life. It will be helpful to both beginning students and seasoned scholars.' David R. Bains, Society for US Intellectual History

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Jason E. Vickers is Professor of Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY. He is a past president of the Wesleyan Theological Society, editor of the Wesleyan Theological Journal, and author or editor of a dozen books, including Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the Twenty-First Century (2020), and The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism(2013). Jennifer Woodruff Tait is the editor of Christian History magazine, the leading magazine about church history for a popular audience. She is the author of The Poisoned Chalice: Eucharist Grape Juice and Common-Sense Realism in Victorian Methodism (2011) and Christian History in Seven Sentences (2021).

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