The Lost Soul of American Protestantism (American Intellectual Culture)

This book truly filled a gap in my knowledge and I would probably do well to read it a second or third time. It not only surveys American Protestantism, but also argues that it cannot be simply divided between conservative evangelicals vs. liberal progressives. It provides such a compelling argument about how American Christianity has descended into the state it is in. I'm not sure I've ever highlighted so many parts of a book before.

Hart is right to steer the typical narrative of American Protestantism away from the two-category discussion of evangelicalism vs liberalism. He broadens the scope by accounting for confessional Protestants as a group that transcends the typical categories. My primary quibble is his "two-kingdom" agenda. He lumps all confessional protestants into his schizophrenic perspective.