Children of Wrath : New School Calvinism and Antebellum Reform /

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In an exciting reinterpretation of the early nineteenth century, Leo Hirrel demonstrates the importance of religious ideas by exploring the relationship between religion and reform efforts during a crucial period in American history. The result is a work that moves the history of antebellum reform t...

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Main Author: Hirrel, Leo P., 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1998.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reformed Church > Political activity.
Presbyterian Church.
Politics and government.
New Haven theology.
Congregational churches.
Church and social problems.
Calvinism.
RELIGION > Christianity > Presbyterian.
Église et problemes sociaux > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Église reformee > Activite politique > États-Unis.
Églises congregationalistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Theologie de New Haven.
Church and social problems > United States > History > 19th century.
Church and social problems > Reformed Church > History > 19th century.
Reformed Church > Political activity > United States.
Presbyterian Church > United States > History > 19th century.
Congregational churches > United States > History > 19th century.
Calvinism > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 19e siecle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1815-1861.
United States > Church history > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: Religion
  • 1. The Challenge to Orthodoxy
  • 2. Theology at New Haven
  • 3. Theology at Princeton and Oberlin
  • 4. The Antebellum Congregational and Presbyterian Communities
  • 5. The Role of Religion in the Republic
  • Part Two: Reform
  • 6. The Catholic Church and the Whore of Babylon
  • 7. The Temperance Crusade
  • 8. Chattel Slavery
  • 9. Benevolence, the Social Order, and the Kingdom of God
  • 10. The Closing Years of Antebellum Reform
  • In Retrospect
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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