Noll, Mark A.

Discusses the history of race and religion in American politics, and describes how both opponents and supporters of slavery drew equally from the Holy Bible to support their claims, the 1830 slave revolt led by Nat Turner, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and more.

Explains the basic beliefs and issues the Protestant religion is based on, emphasizing the importance of its expansion into the non-Western world, and exploring the causes of Protestant's diversity.

Discusses the origins of Protestantism, the diversity of Protestant churches in the United States, and the role of Protestants in American life from colonial times to the present.