God's Empire

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God's Empire is written by William Vance Trollinger and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0299127141 (ISBN 10) and 9780299127145 (ISBN 13).

More than any other individual, William Bell Riley, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Minneapolis, inspired the resurgence of Protestant fundamentalism in 1930s America. Trollinger explores the development of Riley's theology and social thought, examining in detail the rise of the Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School and other similar institutions. He sheds light upon the nature, successes, and failures of fundamentalist crusades and makes it clear that, to understand fundamentalist religion in America, one must focus upon its regional and local roots.