Evangelical Gotham : Religion and the Making of New York City, 1783-1860 /

At first glance, evangelical and Gotham seem like an odd pair. What does a movement of pious converts and reformers have to do with a city notoriously full of temptation and sin? More than you might think, says Kyle B. Roberts, who argues that religion must be considered alongside immigration, comme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, Kyle B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]
Colección:Historical Studies of Urban America
Temas:
City churches > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
City churches > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Evangelicalism > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century.
Evangelicalism > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / General.
new york city, religion, religious, evangelicalism, evangelical, christianity, christians, public history, historical, immigration, commerce, real estate, urban spaces, cities, american revolution, civil war, united states of america, usa, meetinghouse, influences, missionary work, morality, morals, sunday school, temperance, anti slavery movements, prayer, 19th century, church, gender, reform.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. 1783-1815
  • 1. Crossings and Dwellings
  • 2. The Widow, the Missionary, and the Prostitute
  • Part II. 1815-1840
  • 3. The New Missionary Field
  • 4. Practicing Faith through Reading and Writing
  • 5. Free Churches and the Limits of Reform
  • Part III. 1840-1860
  • 6. Perfection and the Antebellum Urban Evangelical Woman
  • 7. Moving Uptown
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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