Turning Points In American Church History by Elesha Coffman

How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith

A concise survey of pivotal episodes that reshaped American Christianity from the colonial era to the present, it traces how revivals, disestablishment, immigration, race relations, legal battles, and technological change redirected the nation’s churches. Through vivid case studies, it shows how conflicts over theology and culture—from awakenings and schisms to civil rights and contemporary culture wars—transformed denominations, worship, and public influence. Attentive to regional, racial, and confessional diversity, it presents a narrative of continuous adaptation linking church life to broader currents in American society.

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