Margaret Bendroth

A People So Favored of God, Second Edition

History & Biography

“"A thorough and thoughtful look at the inner workings of Boston's Congregational churches during an important time of transition. Professor Harper's careful analysis of membership data and changing dynamics of pastoral care make this book a useful tool for researchers and historians, and for anyone interested in the phenomenon of church growth and renewal in the present day.”

Damnable Heresy

History & Biography

“If David Powers's remarkable work were only the story of William Pynchon's life and thought it would be a model of scholarly depth, well worth reading as a solid, learned account of an unusual Puritan. This book is something much more, however: a broad and deeply textured view of life in early New England, blending theology, politics, and economic realities into a single compelling story.”

George Whitefield

History & Biography

“Peter Choi shows us a George Whitefield we never knew, not just the fiery revival preacher but the pragmatic entrepreneur, a canny citizen of the British Empire. The result is a skillful and complex moral portrait of Whitefield—and a telling parable of American evangelicalism in the making.”

Living on the Boundaries

Women

“Being smart, evangelical and female can be a tricky combination, but the wise and passionate women described in this book demonstrate the creative potential of life pursued outside the established pathways of today's academic and religious worlds. Pohl and Creegan's sensitive yet often unsparing accounts of women's experience in evangelical seminaries is essential reading for administrators, teachers and church leaders--and any smart evangelical female who is thinking about going on to graduate school.”

Mother of Modern Evangelicalism

History & Biography

“Arlin Migliazzo has given Henrietta Mears what she has long deserved: a thorough, judicious, and winsome account of her central role in shaping modern evangelicalism. Hard-working and intense, humorous and kind, fiercely intelligent and formidable, Mears is a woman many different readers will delight to know.”

No Man’s Land

History & Biography

“This book is a true achievement, a useful and inspiring compilation of historical analysis, primary sources, international perspective, and a thoughtful and practical look forward. It is a great learning tool for the classroom but also something more. The deaconess movement’s commitment to simple living, rigorous theological education, and humanitarian service is a model we still need, today perhaps more than ever.”

Re-Forming History

History & Biography

“It’s not often that a scholarly book speaks with such clarity to both heart and head. Sandle and Van Arragon have given us a wise, instructive, and in its own way deeply moving argument for remembering the past and its people.”

The First American Evangelical

History & Biography

“Few historical figures have been as misunderstood as Cotton Mather, roundly dismissed in our own time as the ultimate Puritan killjoy. Rick Kennedy's richly textured account reminds us why Mather still matters — why we should care about, maybe even embrace, this complex man who made such an indelible impact on our religious world today.”

Turning Points in American Church History

World Religions

“Elesha Coffman’s smart, carefully constructed, and richly informative book shows us the power of a really good question, a gift more valuable than a library full of answers. She has issued the best invitation possible, asking us to think, consider, and then keep on asking good questions about what she aptly calls the ‘lumpy and angular’ story of American Christianity in all its diversity and depth.”