American Society of Church History

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American Society of Church History
AbbreviationASCH
Formation1888;136 years ago (1888)
Founder Philip Schaff
Founded at New York City, New York, US [1]
Type Learned society
Region
United States
Field Ecclesiastical history
Membership (2020)
1,600 [2]
President
Daniel Ramírez
Executive secretary
Caleb Maskell [2] [3]
Affiliations
Revenue (2018–19)
$260,753 [5]
Expenses (2018–19)$188,354 [6]
Endowment (2019)$483,408 [7]
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The American Society of Church History (ASCH) was founded in 1888 [1] with the disciplines of Christian denominational and ecclesiastical history as its focus. Today the society's interests include the broad range of the critical scholarly perspectives, as applied to the history of Christianity and its relationship to surrounding cultures in all periods, locations, and contexts. The society was founded by Philip Schaff.

Contents

The ASCH records are housed at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On behalf of the ASCH, Cambridge University Press publishes the quarterly academic journal Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture , which was established in 1932. [8] [9] The journal is regarded as highly authoritative in its field, and is compared to the British Journal of Ecclesiastical History . [10]

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  82. "Front Matter". Church History. 65 (1). 1996. JSTOR   3170492.
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  93. "Front Matter". Church History. 70 (1). 2001. JSTOR   3654407.
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  95. Porterfield, Amanda (2002). "Healing in the History of Christianity Presidential Address, January 2002 American Society of Church History". Church History. 71 (2): 227–242. doi:10.1017/S0009640700095676. JSTOR   4146466.
  96. "Front Matter". Church History. 71 (1). 2002. JSTOR   4146688.
  97. "Front Matter". Church History. 72 (1). 2003. JSTOR   4146801.
  98. Holifield, E. Brooks (2003). "On Teaching the History of Christianity: Traditions and Presuppositions". Church History. 72 (2): 237–250. doi:10.1017/S0009640700099832. JSTOR   4146641.
  99. "Front Matter". Church History. 72 (2). 2003. JSTOR   4146640.
  100. Johnson, Dale A. (2004). "Gender and the Construction of Models of Christian Activity: A Case Study". Church History. 73 (2): 247–271. doi:10.1017/S0009640700109278. JSTOR   4146525.
  101. "Front Matter". Church History. 73 (1). 2004. JSTOR   4146596.
  102. Dickerson, Dennis C. (2005). "African American Religious Intellectuals and the Theological Foundations of the Civil Rights Movement, 1930-55". Church History. 74 (2): 217–235. doi:10.1017/S0009640700110212. JSTOR   27644548.
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  104. Noll, Mark A. (2006). "What Happened to Christian Canada?". Church History. 75 (2): 245–273. doi:10.1017/S000964070011131X. JSTOR   27644765.
  105. "Front Matter". Church History. 75 (1). 2006. JSTOR   27644709.
  106. Shipps, Jan (2007). "From Peoplehood to Church Membership: Mormonism's Trajectory since World War II". Church History. 76 (2): 241–261. doi:10.1017/S000964070010191X. JSTOR   27644975.
  107. "Front Matter". Church History. 76 (1). 2007. JSTOR   27644921.
  108. "Front Matter". Church History. 77 (1). 2008. JSTOR   20618430.
  109. Wacker, Grant (2009). "Billy Graham's America". Church History. 78 (3): 489–511. doi:10.1017/S0009640709990400. JSTOR   20618750.
  110. "Front Matter". Church History. 78 (1). 2009. JSTOR   20618645.
  111. "Front Matter". Church History. 79 (1). 2010. JSTOR   27806352.
  112. Lippy, Charles H. (2010). "Chastized by Scorpions: Christianity and Culture in Colonial South Carolina, 1669–1740". Church History. 79 (2): 253–270. doi:10.1017/S000964071000003X. JSTOR   27806394.
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  114. Heitzenrater, Richard P. (2011). "Inventing Church History". Church History. 80 (4): 737–748. doi:10.1017/S0009640711001193. JSTOR   41410750.
  115. "Front Matter". Church History. 80 (1). 2011. JSTOR   41240521.
  116. Newman, Barbara (2012). ""The Passion of the Jews of Prague": The Pogrom of 1389 and the Lessons of a Medieval Parody". Church History. 81 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1017/S0009640711001752. JSTOR   41410804.
  117. "Front Matter". Church History. 81 (1). 2012. JSTOR   41410803.
  118. Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F. (2013). "The Burdens of Church History". Church History. 82 (2): 353–367. doi:10.1017/S0009640713000115. JSTOR   24532955.
  119. "Front Matter". Church History. 82 (1). 2013. JSTOR   23358903.
  120. Hindmarsh, Bruce (2014). "The Inner Life of Doctrine: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Calvinist-Arminian Debate Among Methodists". Church History. 83 (2): 367–397. doi:10.1017/S0009640714000067. JSTOR   24534325.
  121. "Front Matter". Church History. 83 (1). 2014. JSTOR   24533137.
  122. Noble, Thomas F. X. (2015). "Carolingian Religion". Church History. 84 (2): 287–307. doi:10.1017/S0009640715000104.
  123. "CHH volume 84 issue 1 Cover and Front matter". Church History. 84: f1–f7. 2015. doi: 10.1017/S0009640715000013 .
  124. Bendroth, Margaret (2016). "Time, History, and Tradition in the Fundamentalist Imagination". Church History. 85 (2): 328–342. doi:10.1017/S0009640716000020.
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  126. Rittgers, Ronald K. (2017). "The Age of Reform as an Age of Consolation". Church History. 86 (3): 607–642. doi:10.1017/S0009640717001251.
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  128. Brown, Candy Gunther (2018). "Christian Yoga: Something New Under the Sun/Son?". Church History. 87 (3): 659–683. doi: 10.1017/S0009640718001555 .
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