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Autore |
Long Kathryn <1950-> |
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Titolo |
The revival of 1857-58 : interpreting an American religious awakening / / Kathryn Teresa Long |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, c1998 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774093-6 |
1-280-45374-5 |
0-19-535453-2 |
0-585-21573-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Collana |
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Religion in America series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prayer Meeting Revival (1857-1858) |
United States Church history 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer prize essay of the American Society of Church History." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-239) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; ONE: ""Prayer-Meetings . . . in all parts of the land"": The Revival Takes Shape as History; TWO: ""Affording public amusement . . . [and] gratifying the curiosity"": 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 Impact SEVEN: 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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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"". |
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