Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Figures ix
5. List of Tables xi
6. Preface to the Second Edition xiii
7. Chapter 1. A New Approach to American Religious History 1
8. Chapter 2. The Colonial Era Revisited 25
9. Chapter 3. The Upstart Sects Win America, 1776–1850 55
10. Chapter 4. The Coming of the Catholics, 1850–1926 117
11. Chapter 5. Methodists Transformed, Baptists Triumphant 156
12. Chapter 6. Why Unification Efforts Fail 197
13. Chapter 7. Why “Mainline” Denominations Decline 235
14. Appendix. Profile Tables, 1776 and 1850 285
15. Notes 295
16. Reference List 305
17. Index 333
18. About the Authors 349