---
title: 'Christianity in America'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Philip Schaff'
date: 1857-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History'
- 'Broad Christianity'
- 'Church and State'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/schaff-1857-christianity-in-america
---

# Christianity in America

1857 survey arguing American Christianity, shaped by Protestantism, the press, and English heritage, outstrips Catholic regions; examines national growth, religious liberty, and missionary promise.

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