“The book is remarkably lucid and learned. It will influence us for a long time.” — Church History
“A masterly synthetic work that should be required for students of American cultural history.” — Journal of American History
“Paul K. Conkin has produced a textbook for mainstream American Protestantism which will find its way into classrooms for years to come, and has set a standard of clarity and insight which it would behoove all American religious historians to emulate.” — Reviews in American History
“Clear, balanced and richly informative, [the book] not only engages current scholarship but also offers fresh readings of the pivotal primary texts and contexts.” — Christian Century
“A learned, thoughtful synthesis by a major historian.” — North Carolina Historical Review
“This beautifully written and seamlessly structured book is a major addition to the study of religion in America. . . . It will inform and delight very advanced undergraduates, graduate students, scholars, and thoughtful laypeople and pastors.” — Georgia Historical Quarterly
“With its attention to historical context and theological content, Conkin’s book provides an important contribution to the assessment of the significance of the Reformed tradition in American culture and the meaning of its doctrines and religious practices in American Christianity.” — Walter H. Conser, Jr., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
“A rare treat — a synoptic, fascinating, and splendidly written general treatment of reformed theology in America that is as intellectually acute as it is historically probing.” — Jon Butler, Yale University
