Michael I. Raposa

Christian Thought in America

History & Biography

“Schell and Ott have produced a history of Christian thought in America that wonderfully complements and balances the bulk of contemporary scholarship focused on popular or ‘lived religion.’ A special strength of the book is its careful treatment of philosophers (from William James, Alfred North Whitehead, and Charles Hartshorne to contemporaries like Jeffrey Stout and Robert Neville), often ignored in accounts that emphasize the work of systematic theologians. On their engaged and informed telling, the story of American religious thought comes alive here in a way that will make this book truly indispensable for college teachers tasked with designing courses about this topic.”