Romanticism in American Theology

by James Hastings Nichols

Book Overview

This is a study of religious thought and life in America in the generation before the Civil War. It focuses on Nevin and Schaff, who pioneered in America the theological reinterpretations stimulated by German idealism in philosophy and the new theories of historical development. They were also spokesmen of the romantic interest in Christian traditions, community, and sacraments and in this interest opposed the antihistorical individualism predominant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556351232
• ISBN13: 9781556351235
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 8.5"