10 Source Bibliography

McGiffert, A. C. “The Future of Liberal Christianity in America.” The Journal of Religion, vol. 15, no. 2, 1935, pp. 161–175., www.jstor.org/stable/1196390.

McGiffert argues that liberal Christianity has had a profound affect on American society and is consistently misrepresented in popular culture. The author consistently refers to how liberal Christianity had an influence on political matters in America through radical movements influenced by liberal religious policies.

Hatch, Roger D. “Integrating the Issue of Race into the History of Christianity in America: An Essay-Review of Sydney E. Ahlstrom.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion, vol. 46, no. 4, 1978, pp. 545–569., www.jstor.org/stable/1463048.

Hatch argues that attempting to integrate race into a discussion about Christianity in America is difficult and that three authors who attempt to connect the two are misguided in their approach. He argues that as long as people discuss race and religion separately, the problem of black people being discriminated against in church history will never be addressed. Solutions brought up by the misguided authors, such as introducing black voices into churches, attempting to combine stories of black churches with white churches, and synthesizing black church experiences, are misguided according to Hatch and do not adequately confront the problem.

Jonas, Glenn. “Journal of Church and State.” Journal of Church and State, vol. 33, no. 1, 1991, pp. 153–153., www.jstor.org/stable/23917183.

A review of Thunder on the Right: Understanding Conservative Christianity in America. The book analyzes the group of Christians known as the "religious right": a bloc of voters and people who identify as conservative and tend to be heavily religious. This group tends to be demonized or misrepresented in modern media as a hateful group; one of the main reasons for this stereotype is the Westboro Baptist Church, a church that is associated with the religious right and is openly bigoted towards certain groups of people. Many conservative Christian's views differ from traditional Christian's views, and the novel helps facilitate intra-faith discussions. This provides a possible model to base my solutions on.

Aubrey, Edwin E. “The Journal of Religion.” The Journal of Religion, vol. 17, no. 3, 1937, pp. 333–334., www.jstor.org/stable/1196317.

A review of Christianity in America: A Crisis. Aubrey explains the author's argument: Christianity has stagnated in more ways than one, a generation has gone "spiritually hungry", and there needs to be a change. This, Aubrey argues, is a valid criticism; however, he explains, it is overdone, trite, and accusatory. Aubrey disagrees with the assessment that "liberalism" is to blame for the church's ills. Rather, he believes that there is a more fundamental problem, and he also takes issue with shoving multiple social movements under "liberalism". The purpose of the sermon in Christianity is clarified, and the nuances of the relationship between God and man are explored. This can give me a deeper understanding of Christianity as a whole.

Mathews, Shailer. “The Development of Social Christianity in America during the Past Twenty-Five Years.” The Journal of Religion, vol. 7, no. 4, 1927, pp. 376–386., www.jstor.org/stable/1195449.
Mathews begins by explaining how Christianity has had an impact on American history, detailing how the church spearheaded and influenced certain movements. Ideological splits, like the North-South divide over the issue of slavery, also fell over religious lines. The book was written during 1927, meaning that contemporary for the author is the early 1900's and World War I. This heavily influences the discussion, as a discussion on social Christianity in 2017 would be markedly different than one in 1927. Mathews asserts that Christianity has a moral and social responsibility to laypeople to help guide them on the right path, and that changing social patterns would influence how successful the church could be in this endeavor.