Periods of American Church History

Noll identifies various periods of American Church History which I have adapted into the following seven:

1. Colonialization 1492-1776
2. Nationalization 1776-1800
3. Americanization 1800 - 1830
4. Protestant Ascendency 1830-1865
5. Denominationalism 1865 - 1906
6. Modernization 1906-60
7. Secularization 1960-present

What we are dealing with today is a far cry from the original Puritan vision of "a city on a hill" built upon the work of Luther and Calvin.