A measure of success : Protestants and public culture in antebellum Cleveland /

This book examines the role Protestants played in the formation of the public culture of antebellum Cleveland, a developing commercial city typical of many cities throughout the Midwest. The author analyzes the extent to which, and the way in which, Protestants were able to exercise power in the cit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McTighe, Michael J., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Christianity and culture > History > 19th century.
Protestant churches > Ohio > History > 19th century.
Christianisme et civilisation > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Églises protestantes > Ohio > Histoire > 19e siècle.
RELIGION > Christianity > Protestant.
Christianity and culture
Protestant churches
Cleveland (Ohio) > Church history > 19th century.
Ohio > Church history > 19th century.
Ohio > Histoire religieuse > 19e siècle.
Ohio
Ohio > Cleveland
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Protestants and Public Culture. 1. Reverend Pickands, the Bridge War, and the Public Culture. 2. The Emerald City of the Lakes. 3. The Contests Within the Contest: Defining and Mobilizing the Protestant Community
  • pt. 2. Vying for Power. 4. Anointing the Commercial Economy. 5. Benevolence and the Establishment of an Ethos of Obligation. 6. Temperance: The Cold Water Army Tastes Defeat. 7. Cowardly Castles?: Protestant Involvement in Antislavery Debates. 8. Rituals of Community Life
  • pt. 3. A Measure of Success. 9. A Substantial but Eroding Presence.

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