Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Religion as Choice 1
5. 1. Prayer: Prptestant Converts and the Sinner's Prayer 23
6. 2. Gift: Cherokee Converts and the Reception of Missions 64
7. 3. Hope: African American Converts and the Jubilee 103
8. 4. Kingdom: Mormon Converts and the Primitive Gospel 132
9. 5. Sincerity: Jewish Converts and Resistance to Missions 173
10. 6. Repose: Catholic Converts and the Sect System 221
11. Conclusion: “Maybes are the Essence of the Situation” 270
12. Note on Sources 287
13. Notes 289
14. Acknowledgments 355
15. Index 359