Religion, Art, and Money : Episcopalians and American Culture from the Civil War to the Great Depression /

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This is cultural history of mainline Protestantism and American cities--most notably, New York City--focuses on wealthy, urban Episcopalians and the influential ways they used their money. Peter W. Williams argues that such Episcopalians, many of them the country's most successful industrialist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Peter W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Episcopal Church.
Episcopal Church > Influence.
Episcopal Church > History > 20th century.
Episcopal Church > History > 19th century.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Episcopalians.
RELIGION > Christianity > Episcopalian.
RELIGION > Christianity > Anglican.
Épiscopaliens > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Épiscopaliens > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Episcopalians > United States > History > 20th century.
Episcopalians > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 20e siecle.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 19e siecle.
United States > Church history > 20th century.
United States > Church history > 19th century.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Three ways of looking at an Episcopalian
  • Churches
  • Phillips Brooks and Trinity Church : symbols for an age
  • The Gothic revival and the arts and crafts movement
  • The great American cathedrals
  • Gospels
  • The social gospel
  • The gospel of education
  • The gospel of wealth and the gospel of art
  • Epilogue. The irony of American Episcopal history.

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