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The Revival of 1857-58 : Interpreting an American Religious Awakening.
The Revival of 1857-58 was a widespread religious awakening, most famous for urban prayer meetings in major metropolitan centres across the United States. This is a critical analysis of the revival which has often been overshadowed by earlier "great awakenings."
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| Colección: | Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Introduction; ONE: "Prayer-Meetings ... in all parts of the land": The Revival Takes Shape as History; TWO: "Affording public amusement ... [and] gratifying the curiousity": Revivalism in the News; THREE: The Influence of Family, Church, and Association: Personal Perspectives on the Revival; FOUR: A "Desire ... that the ladies would keep away": Gender Tensions and the Masculinization of Urban Piety; FIVE: "Great Revival" or "Great Reformation"? The Privatization of Northern Revivalism.
- SIX: "Where is the evidence of your revival of religion?" Critiques of the Revival's Social ImpactSEVEN: Legacies of 1857-58: D.L. Moody and the "Revival Generation"; Appendix A: Chronology of Selected Dates and Events; Appendix B: Membership Statistics and Church Growth Rates, 1853-61; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.