{"product_id":"protestants-9781405150842","title":"Protestants","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive thematic history of the rise and influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the only English language single-volume survey of the rise of early modern Protestantism from its Lutheran beginnings in Germany to its spread to America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thematic approach to Protestantism by tracing its development within the social, political, and cultural context of early modern Europe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces innovative argument that the central dynamic of Protestantism was not its struggle with Catholicism but its own inner dynamic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreaks from traditional scholarship by arguing that the rise of Reformation Protestantism lasted at least two centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnites Old World and New World Protestant histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this thoughtful and highly original book, Scott Dixon takes a thematic approach to the process of building the new Christian communities … Scott Dixon has done an admirable job, given the constraints of space and the breadth of his coverage, in painting a broad-ranging and sophisticated picture of a complex and expansive movement.”  (\u003ci\u003eEHR Oxford Journal Clippings\u003c\/i\u003e, 6 June 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dixon's contribution lies, rather, in his fascinating and highly original thesis that the formative phase of Protestantism, as a creative social force, must be viewed as extending to the revivalist impulses of the 18th-century Great Awakening in the New World...Dixon's writing here is detailed, solid, and compelling. Summing Up: Highly recommended.\" (Choice, 1 May 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a remarkable work, for its striking originality, its powerful and independent-minded synthesis, its sensitivity to the primary and secondary material, its deployment of really gripping examples and case studies, and its conjoining of the European and North American Protestant experience….”—Mark Greengrass, University of Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Law and Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Foundations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWittenberg and Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwiss Protestants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReformations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneva and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Kingdoms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings, Priests, and Prophets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivic Protestantism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of Faith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Communities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiblical Utopias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pursuit of Purity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew World Protestants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Dominions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBonds of Communion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtestant Environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Missionary Turn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Revivals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigns of the Times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrue Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End of Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Modern Protestants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407884493143,"sku":"9781405150842","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405150842.jpg?v=1730500846","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/protestants-9781405150842","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}