Christianity in America
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Throughout American church history, we have seen an emphasis on doctrine and denominations. Following fundamentalism, the church moves away from denominations to focus more on individual conversion experience as well as the personal study and application of the Bible apart from confessions and creeds. In this lesson, Dr. Nichols sets the stage and explains the key figures and the foundational emphases of the rise of evangelicalism.
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Stephen Nichols
Dr. Stephen J. Nichols is president of Reformation Bible College, chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He is host of the podcasts 5 Minutes in Church History and Open Book. He has written more than twenty books, including Peace, A Time for Confidence, and R.C. Sproul: A Life and volumes in the Guided Tour series on Jonathan Edwards, Martin Luther, and J. Gresham Machen. He is coeditor of The Legacy of Luther and general editor of the Church History Study Bible.
