Published in 1897, this book describes the advent of Christianity in the United States from the landing of the first explorers with their mission to convert the natives to the time immediately following the Civil War. Bacon discusses the church's response to the social, political and religious issues of the day, and provides an introduction to the beginnings of such para-church organizations as the YMCA and American Bible Society. (Summary by KHand)
Chapters
1 Chapter I Providential Preparation for the Discovery of America 8 min 2 Chapter II Spanish Christianity in America 15 min 3 Chapter III French Christianity in America 24 min 4 Chapter IV Antecedents of Permanent Christian Colonization 14 min 5 Chapter V Puritan Beginnings of the Church in Virginia 25 min 6 Chapter VI Maryland and the Carolinas 22 min 7 Chapter VII Dutch Calvinists and Swedish Lutherans 21 min 8 Chapter VIII The Church in New England, Part 1 22 min 9 Chapter VIII The Church in New England, Part 2 20 min 10 Chapter IX The Middle Colonies and Georgia 25 min 11 Chapter X The Eve of the Great Awakening, Part 1 24 min 12 Chapter X The Eve of the Great Awakening, Part 2 16 min 13 Chapter XI The Great Awaking, Part 1 20 min 14 Chapter XI The Great Awaking, Part 2 20 min 15 Chapter XII Close of the Colonial Era, Part 1 22 min 16 Chapter XII Close of the Colonial Era, Part 2 23 min 17 Chapter XIII Reconstruction, Part 1 19 min 18 Chapter XIII Reconstruction, Part 2 17 min 19 Chapter XIV The Second Awakening 24 min 20 Chapter XV Organized Beneficence 23 min 21 Chapter XVI Conflicts of the Church With Public Wrongs, Part 1 21 min 22 Chapter XVI Conflicts of the Church With Public Wrongs, Part 2 25 min 23 Chapter XVII A Decade of Controversies and Schisms, Part 1 20 min 24 Chapter XVII A Decade of Controversies and Schisms, Part 2 16 min 25 Chapter XVIII The Great Immigration, Part 1 21 min 26 Chapter XVIII The Great Immigration, Part 2 19 min 27 Chapter XIX The Civil War 17 min 28 Chapter XX After the War, Part 1 17 min 29 Chapter XX After the War, Part 2 18 min 30 Chapter XXI The Church in Theology and Literature, Part 1 20 min 31 Chapter XXI The Church in Theology and Literature, Part 2 16 min 32 Chapter XXII Tendencies Toward a Manifestation of the Unity of the American Church, Part 1 18 min 33 Chapter XXII Tendencies Toward a Manifestation of the Unity of the American Church, Part 2 15 min
