Preface - Mark A. Lamport
About the Editor and Editorial Advisory Board
Introduction - Emily S. Clark, Gonzaga University)
Snapshot: "Four Centuries of Christianity in the United States" -- Jill Gill, Boise State University
Section 1:
Enduring Legacies In Historical Context
1. The Changing Role of Christianity in American Life- Elizabeth Drescher, Santa Clara University
2. Christian America, Manifest Destiny, and other Comforting Myths - Sarah Koenig, Ramapo College of New Jersey
3. Mainline Protestantism and the Rise and Fall of Denominationalism - Steve Ellingson, Hamilton College
4. Christian Nationalism and a Place in the Public Square - Andrew L. Whitehead, Clemson University
5. Influence of Religious Unbelief on Contemporary Christianity - Christel J. Manning, Sacred Heart University
6. The Sociological Phenomenon of Contemporary Megachurches- James K. Wellman, University of Washington
7. Economic Systems, Prosperity, and Contemporary Christianity - Amber Thomas Reynolds, Elmhurst College
8. Legal Skirmishes and Religious Freedom in Contemporary Christianity - Brantley Gasaway, Bucknell University
9. The American Presidency and Contemporary Christianity - Jeremy L. Sabella, Dartmouth College
10. Divergent Interpretation: The Conflicting Hermeneutics of Contemporary Christianity - Andrew R. Polk, Middle Tennessee State University
Section 2:
Changing Landscapes in Cultural Context
11. Secularizing Culture: The Strange Brew of Contemporary Christianity - James K. Wellman, University of Washington
12. Affective Piety: Feeling Faith in Contemporary Christianity - Kate J. Stockly, Boston University and the Center for Mind and Culture
13. Social Fragmentation: Alienation and Rejection in Contemporary Christianity -- Sonia E. Waters, Princeton Theological Seminary
14. Immigration Influx: The Remaking of Contemporary Christianity - Johanna Richlin, University of Oregon
15. Millennial Clout: Generational Stylings of Contemporary Christianity -- Steven Argue, Fuller Theological Seminary
16. Digital Church: Virtual Faith of Contemporary Christianity - Candi K. Cann, Baylor University
17. Controversial Truth: Exclusive Claims of Christianity Meet the Plurality of Postmodernism - Ronald T. Michener, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Belgium
18. Neo-Anabaptist Counter-Cultural Movements and Contemporary Christianity- Tyler Mowry, Baylor University
19. The Future of Christianity in America - E. Brooks Holifield, Candler School of Theology/Emory University
Section 3:
Modern Expressions in Theological Context
20. Postmodern Christianity - Myron B. Penner, The Anglican Parish of St Paul's, Edmonton, Canada
21. African American Christianity - Sandy Dwayne Martin, University of Georgia
22. Asian American Christianity -- Ki Joo Choi, Seton Hall University
23. Latinx Christianity - Alyssa J. Maldonado-Estrada, Kalamazoo College
24. Catholic Christianity -Michael Pasquier, Louisiana State University
25. Evangelical Christianity -Todd M. Brenneman, Faulkner University
26. Pentecostal Christianity - Joseph Williams, Rutgers University
27. Native American Christianity - Tammy Heise, University of Wyoming
28. Feminism and Christianity - Elise Edwards, Baylor University
29. The Mormon Faith in the American Religious Landscape - Tammy Heise, University of Wyoming
Section 4:
Polarizing Scuffles in Ethical Context
30. Origins of Life, Abortion and Contemporary Christianity -- Claire Peterson, Asbury University
31. Euthanasia and Contemporary Christianity - Devan Stahl, Baylor University
32. Ecotheologyand Contemporary Christianity -- Fred P. Edie, Duke Divinity School/DukeUniversity
33. Clergy Abuse and Contemporary Christianity - Byard Bennett, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
34. Human Traffickingand Contemporary Christianity - Christina Busman Jost, Bethel University (Minnesota)
35. Violence and Non-violencein Contemporary Christianity - Joshua Brockway
36. Racism and Contemporary Christianity - Hak Joon Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary
37. Politics and Contemporary Christianity - Laura Porter, Louisiana State University Civil War book series
38. Sexual Identity and Contemporary Christianity -- Stephen M. Merino, Colorado Mesa University
39. Superhero Culture and Contemporary Christianity -- Earl Waggoner, Colorado Christian University
Afterword - Elesha J. Coffman, Baylor University: "Religious Weirding"
About the Contributors
