02351cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500390015226400510019130000470024233600260028933700260031533800360034150000310037750802680040852012190067653400450189565300360194065300300197685600430200620160UtSlPG20260610133451.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBR1 aBacon, Leonard Woolsey,d1830-190712aA History of American Christianity 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-12-22  aE-text prepared by Dave Morgan, Daniel J. Mount, Lisa Reigel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/c/) from digital material generously made available by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (http://www.ccel.org/)  a"A History of American Christianity" by Leonard Woolsey Bacon is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Christian religious practices and institutions in America, detailing the various influences and events that shaped its development from the time of the discovery of the New World through the colonial period and beyond.  The opening of the book discusses the divine providence surrounding the discovery of America, arguing that the timing was key in ensuring that Christianity was brought to the New World at a moment that would avoid the corruption of the medieval church influences. Bacon points out that significant spiritual revival in Spain, characterized by reformative zeal and the establishment of influential religious orders, fostered the missionary efforts that sought to convert the indigenous populations. This portion sets the stage for examining the complexities of Spanish, French, and later English evangelization efforts, hinting at the intricate interplay of faith, politics, and cultural exchanges that would characterize American Christianity's unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- Church history  aUnited States -- Religion40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20160