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H802 Histories of Presbyterian Experience in America

H802 Histories of Presbyterian Experience in America

What has it meant to be Presbyterian in the United States? This course examines the multifaceted history of the American Presbyterian experience from the colonial period to the present across diversities of age, ethnicity, gender, geography, and race. By looking at a myriad of source materials – sermons, theological treatises, congregational records, missionary publications, and archival findings – the course will cover the evolution of Presbyterianism in the United States and explore how church leaders may apply lessons from the past to contemporary local and global ministries.