In some instances, this updating acknowledges newer historical work by putting it to use in this revision in other instances, it indicates books whose insights I wish there had been space to include. In fact, one of the main reasons for attempting this revision has been the desire to update the lists of Further Reading provided for each chapter and at the end of the book. The time has also arrived to recognize the remarkable ongoing surge of outstanding scholarship on all aspects of Christian history in Canada and the United States. Clearly the time had come to bring this book’s narrative up to the present. Then almost no one had heard of Al Qaeda, no one communicated on Facebook, white evangelicals were known as the friends of Billy Graham rather than the friends of Donald Trump, church sex scandals were more rumors than disorienting facts, and almost no missionaries had arrived on this continent to evangelize North Americans. Then there was only one President Bush, Hillary Clinton was mostly known as the wife of a presidential aspirant, and Canadians had experienced only one Prime Minister Trudeau. Then there was no Internet, no websites for individuals and organizations, and no Wikipedia. In the more than twenty-five years that have elapsed between ending research for the first edition of this book and beginning preparation of this second edition, much-very much-has changed. Once again readers will benefit from his insights on the United States and Canada in this superb narrative survey of Christian churches, institutions, and cultural engagements from the colonial period through 2018. Now Noll has thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded his classic text to incorporate new materials and important themes, events, leaders, and changes of the last thirty years. Mark Noll’s A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada has been firmly established as the standard text on the Christian experience in North America. “A new standard for textbooks on the history of North American Christianity.” – James Turner, University of Notre Dame “Scholars and general readers alike will gain unique insights into the multifaceted character of Christianity in its New World environment.
"An excellent study that will help historians appreciate the importance of Christianity in the history of the United States and Canada." – The Journal of American History A best-selling text thoroughly updated, including new chapters on the last 30 years
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