The Search for Social Salvation: Social Christianity and America, 1880-1925
In their studies of social Christianity, scholars of American religion have devoted critical attention to a group of theologically liberal pastors, primarily in the Northeast. Gary Scott Smith attempts to paint a more complete picture of the movement. Smith's ambitious and thorough study amply demonstrates how social Christianity--which included blacks, women, Southerners, and Westerners--worked to solve industrial, political, and urban problems; reduce racial discrimination; increase the status of women; curb drunkenness and prostitution; strengthen the family; upgrade public schools; and raise the quality of public health. In his analysis o…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7391-0196-4
- EAN: 9780739101964
- Produktnummer: 19605554
- Verlag: Lexington Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 543 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B16.0 cm x D3.5 cm 866 g
- Gewicht: 866
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