The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Noll, Mark A.

Protestants in America

160 pp. | Oxford | October, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-19-511034-X $$22.00

(3) YA Religion in American Life series. Tracing the genesis of American Protestantism back to Martin Luther, whose interpretations of Scripture guided Puritan theology, Noll offers a thorough and well-considered analysis of the influence Protestantism has had on the spiritual, social, and political history of the United States, from the colonial era through modern times. The scholarly text is illustrated with black-and-white photos, and a chronology is appended. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anne St. John