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The revival of 1857-58 : interpreting an American religious awakening / / Kathryn Teresa Long



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Autore: Long Kathryn <1950-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The revival of 1857-58 : interpreting an American religious awakening / / Kathryn Teresa Long Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c1998
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
Disciplina: 277.3/081
Soggetto topico: Prayer Meeting Revival (1857-1858)
Soggetto geografico: United States Church history 19th century
Note generali: "The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer prize essay of the American Society of Church History."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-239) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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"".
Titolo autorizzato: The revival of 1857-58  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-774093-6
1-280-45374-5
0-19-535453-2
0-585-21573-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826658003321
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Serie: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)