The website addresses in this bibliography are accurate as of this book’s publication. A regularly updated list of these websites may be found at www.ronrhodes.org. Also, note the denominational websites listed in the text, and explore such tabs as “About Us,” “Beliefs,” and “Our History.”
General Resources
Ahlstrom, Sydney. A Religious History of the American People. 2 vols. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972.
Berkhof, Louis. The History of Christian Doctrines. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1981.
Berry, Carmen Renee. The Unauthorized Guide to Choosing a Church. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2003.
Blankman, Drew, and Todd Augustine, eds. Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2004.
Bowman, Robert. Denominations Comparison. Torrance: Rose Publishing, 2003.
Bromiley, Geoffrey W. Historical Theology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
Gaustad, Edwin, and Philip Barlow. New Historical Atlas of Religion in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Gerstner, John H. The Theology of the Major Sects. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1960.
Lincoln, Eric, and Lawrence Mamiya. The Black Church in the African-American Experience. Durham: Duke University Press, 1990.
Linder, Robert D., Daniel G. Reid, Bruce L. Shelley, and Harry S. Stout, eds. Dictionary of Christianity in America. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1990.
Marty, Martin. Modern American Religion. 2 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
Mead, Frank S., and Samuel S. Hill. Handbook of Denominations in the United States. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001.
Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedia of American Religions. 6th ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1999.
Steig, Shelly. The 60-Second Guide to Denominations: Understanding Protestant Churches of North America. Iowa Falls: World Bible, 2003.
Sweet, William W. The Story of Religion in America. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979.
Walker, Williston. A History of the Christian Church. New York: Scribner, 1985.
Baptist Churches
“A Welcome/About Us.” Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. www.cbfonline.org/?p=12.
Brackney, William. The Baptists. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Grenz, Stanley J. The Baptist Congregation: A Guide to Baptist Belief and Practice. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1985.
Leonard, Bill, ed. Dictionary of Baptists in America. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1994.
Nettles, Tom J., and Russell Moore, eds. Why I Am a Baptist. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2001.
“Our Alliance.” Alliance of Baptist Churches. www.allianceofbaptists.org/OurAlliance.
Torbet, Robert G. A History of Baptists. Chicago: Judson Press, 1950.
Brethren Churches
Durnbaugh, Donald, ed. The Brethren Encyclopedia. 3 vols. Philadelphia: Brethren Press, 1983.
Christian Churches
Garrison, W.E., and A.T. DeGroot, The Disciples of Christ: A History. St. Louis: Bethany Press, 1958.
McAllister, Lester, and William Tucker. Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). St. Louis: Bethany Press, 1975.
Rohr, John V. The Shaping of American Congregationalism: 1620-1957. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1992.
Friends (Quaker) Churches
Hall, Francis. Friends in the Americas. Philadelphia: Friends World Committee, 1976.
Holiness Churches
Haines, Lee M. An Outline History of the Wesleyan Church. Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2000.
Standing Firm: The Wesleyan Church Speaks on Contemporary Issues. Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2000.
Synan, Vinson. The Holiness–Pentecostal Movement in the United States. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1971.
This We Believe. Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 1996.
Lutheran Churches
A Brief History: Church of the Lutheran Brethren. Fergus Falls: Faith & Fellowship Press, 2004.
Christiansen, C. A Biblical View of the Sacraments. Fergus Falls: Faith & Fellowship Press, 2004.
Constitution and Bylaws of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America. Fergus Falls: Faith & Fellowship Press, 2001.
How We Came to Be: Church of the Lutheran Brethren. Fergus Falls: Faith & Fellowship Press, 2004.
Kolb, Robert, and Timothy Wengert, eds. The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2000.
Nafzger, Samuel H. An Introduction to the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1994.
Nelson, Clifford, ed. Lutherans in North America. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1975.
Schlink, Edmund. Theology of the Lutheran Confessions. Trans. Paul Keohneke and Herbert Bouman. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1961.
Mennonite Churches
Loewen, Harry, and Steven Nolt, Carol Duerkson, and Elwood Yoder. Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History. Scottsdale: Herald Press, 1996.
Wenger, J.C., trans. Dordrecht Confession of Faith. www.bibleviews.com/Dordrecht.html.
Methodist Churches
The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 1992.
Bucke, Emory, ed. History of American Methodism. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1964.
Collins, Kenneth J. A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999.
Langford, Thomas. Doctrine and Theology in the United Methodist Church. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1991.
Pentecostal Churches
Burgess, Stanley, and Gary McGee, eds. Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids: Regency Reference Library, 1988.
Pentecostal Church of God General Bylaws 2004. Joplin: Pentecostal Church of God International Headquarters, 2004.
Synan, Vinson. The Holiness–Pentecostal Movement in the United States. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1971.
Welcome to Elim. Lima, NY: Elim Fellowship, 2004.
Presbyterian Churches
The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Part 1: Book of Confessions. Louisville: Office of the General Assembly, 1996.
Hart, D.G., and Mark Noll, eds. Dictionary of the Presbyterian and Reformed Tradition in America. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1999.
Smylie, James H. A Brief History of the Presbyterians. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
Reformed Churches
Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1960.
Hart, D.G., and Mark Noll, eds. Dictionary of the Presbyterian and Reformed Tradition in America. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999.
Smith, Paul. The Westminster Confession: Enjoying God Forever. Chicago: Moody Press, 1998.