... Butler proves that these characteristics of American culture and the American people have their origins in the late colonial era. The only difference is the character of the economy. While today's American economy is geared primarily towards the service sector and advanced manufacturing, the economy of the late colonial era ... indescribably repressive institution of slavery, they experienced a near-total "spiritual holocaust."" It would take reforms in the Anglican and Puritan establishments and an entirely new Christian revival to reverse this decline in faith and deliver Americans from...

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