Moral reconstruction : Christian lobbyists and the Federal legislation of morality, 1865-1920 /

An examination and analysis of the appetite and avarice that led religious organizations to call for moral legislation to regulate such activities as sexuality, divorce, and gambling. This account underscores the role of white southerners who seized on these new laws to control African Americans.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foster, Gaines M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Christianity and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
Christian ethics > United States > History > 19th century.
Law and ethics > History > 19th century.
Christianity and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Christian ethics > United States > History > 20th century.
Law and ethics > History > 20th century.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Morale chrétienne > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Droit et morale > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Morale chrétienne > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Droit et morale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Christian ethics
Christianity and politics
Law and ethics
Christliche Ethik
Politik
Moralisme.
Sociale hervormingen.
Overheidsbeleid.
Christendom.
Geschichte 1865-1920.
United States
USA
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The antebellum moral polity
  • Christ and prohibition in the Constitution?
  • Sexuality and the family
  • Appetite, avarice-- and an alliance
  • The Sabbath and religious authority
  • The lottery and the South
  • A broad agenda of moral legislation
  • Aligning the government against alcohol
  • The final step : prohibition.

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