Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: The Colonies, 1607-1763
Chapter Two: The Revolution and the Founding Era, 1763-1800
Chapter Three: The Antebellum Era and Civil War, 1800-1865
Chapter Four: The Gilded Age, 1865-1900
Chapter Five: The Early Twentieth Century, 1900-1945
Chapter Six: Post War America, 1945-1970s
Chapter Seven: The Success and Failure of the Religious Right,
1970s-2010
Conclusion
Index
Gillis J. Harp received his masters and doctorate in American history from the University of Virginia. His is Professor of History at Grove City College. He is the author of Brahmin Prophet: Phillips Brooks and the Path of Liberal Protestantism and Positivist Republic: Auguste Comte and the Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1920.
"An effective historical introduction that should stand as a useful
way point on the road to a more capacious understanding of the
roots of the contemporary religious Right." -- Journal of American
History
"A fine history indeed, with a great deal of insightful information
in, just as promised, a short, brisk volume of 237 pages before the
notes and back matter...These well-written chapters will be of
interest to students, non-expert readers, and to scholars as well"
-- Political Theology
"Harpâs knowledge of American Protestant conservatism is
encyclopedic, his prose is clear, his judgments are measured, and
his message is sobering." -- Christians in Political Science
"This is an important book, no matter which side of the
religious/secular or progressive/conservative battle lines you
occupy...From the founding to the Civil War to now, Dr. Harp makes
a compelling narrative of Christian Protestant conservatism." --
David Breeden, Medium
"Gillis Harp's wide-ranging narrative offers a remarkably
innovative perspective on the centuries-long symbiotic relationship
between evangelical Protestantism and American conservatism. Its
bold (but carefully documented) thesis will change the way we think
about politics and religion in America. As Harp demonstrates, the
roots of the contemporary Religious Right may lie not only in the
20th century, but in the 17th." -- Daniel K. Williams, author of
God's
Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right
"In this ambitious but highly accessible book, Gillis Harp
skillfully charts the long, tangled, and consequential relationship
between Protestantism and political conservatism in American life,
all with a sharp eye for pivot points and secular drifts that have
made today's religious right an unorthodox thing. Harp's is an
invaluable guide to four hundred years of Christian political
thought and action and a timely exegesis of how American believers
arrived at
their current political moment." -- Darren Dochuk, author of
Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern
America
"Gillis Harp has taken the long view in showing why an issue at the
forefront of contemporary political interest deserves full
historical treatment. His carefully researched and clearly argued
account of the long-standing inner connections between conservative
Protestants and conservative politics illuminates both the nation's
past and the contentious present. It is both a word in season and a
rewarding reflection on a very long history." -- Mark Noll,
author
of The Civil War as a Theological Crisis
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