The revival of 1857-58 : interpreting an American religious awakening / / Kathryn Teresa Long
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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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)