Liberalism without Illusions: Renewing an American Christian Tradition

Contents

 vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Why Do Americans Distrust Liberals? 19 2 Evangelical and Modern: Christian Liberalism in the Nineteenth Century 33 3 Christian Liberalism and the Social Gospel Heritage 55 4 The Diffusion of Liberal Theology 79 5 Did Liberalism Win? 99 6 Does Liberal Theology Still Matter? 117 7 Liberalism without Illusions 141 Epilogue: Past Imperfect 161 Notes 165 Selected Bibliography 193 Index 203 ...