The following is a list of “reading notes” or book reviews that I completed a few years ago while studying for comprehensive exams in Modern European and American church history at Princeton Seminary. Most of them offer extended summaries of the books in question, so they will be helpful for those seeking an overview as well as those trying to get a handle on the distinctive approach of a particular author. Let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at michaelryanwalker@gmail.com.
Errand to the World: American Protestant Thought and Foreign Missions, by William R. Hutchison: A Summary/Review.
The Modernist Impulse in American Protestantism, by William R. Hutchison: A Summary/Review.
Fundamentalism and American Culture, by George Marsden: A Summary/Review.
Fundamentalism and Gender: 1875 to the Present, by Margaret Lamberts Bendroth: A Summary/Review.
Darwinism and the Divine in America, by Jon Robers: A Summary/Review.
Righteous Discontent: The Women’s Movement in the Black Baptist Church, 1880-1920, by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham: A Review/Summary.
Religious History of the American People, by Sydney Ahlstrom. A Review for Study Purposes.
Modern European History
Nations and Nationalism Since 1780, by Hobsbawm: A Summary for Study.
Popular Anti-Catholicism in Mid-Victorian England, by D.G. Paz. A Review for Study.