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Author: Nathan O. Hatch Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300159560 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 332
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A provocative reassessment of religion and culture in the early days of the American republic "The so-called Second Great Awakening was the shaping epoch of American Protestantism, and this book is the most important study of it ever published."—James Turner, Journal of Interdisciplinary History Winner of the John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic book prize, and the Albert C. Outler Prize In this provocative reassessment of religion and culture in the early days of the American republic, Nathan O. Hatch argues that during this period American Christianity was democratized and common people became powerful actors on the religious scene. Hatch examines five distinct traditions or mass movements that emerged early in the nineteenth century—the Christian movement, Methodism, the Baptist movement, the black churches, and the Mormons—showing how all offered compelling visions of individual potential and collective aspiration to the unschooled and unsophisticated.
Author: Nathan O. Hatch Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300159560 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
A provocative reassessment of religion and culture in the early days of the American republic "The so-called Second Great Awakening was the shaping epoch of American Protestantism, and this book is the most important study of it ever published."—James Turner, Journal of Interdisciplinary History Winner of the John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic book prize, and the Albert C. Outler Prize In this provocative reassessment of religion and culture in the early days of the American republic, Nathan O. Hatch argues that during this period American Christianity was democratized and common people became powerful actors on the religious scene. Hatch examines five distinct traditions or mass movements that emerged early in the nineteenth century—the Christian movement, Methodism, the Baptist movement, the black churches, and the Mormons—showing how all offered compelling visions of individual potential and collective aspiration to the unschooled and unsophisticated.
Author: Brett Ralph Klassen Publisher: ISBN: Category : Democracy Languages : en Pages : 0
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Ask an evangelical where she would go for authoritative counsel and the response is more likely to be biblical than ecclesiastical in orientation. Many evangelicals are uncertain about clerical authority, in part because the international evangelical movement lacks a unifying, authoritative church government. The question is, how do contemporary evangelicals select or identify religious authorities? This project seeks to answer this question for American evangelicalism in particular. It does so by juxtaposing the thesis of Nathan O. Hatch's The Democratization of American Christianity with the rise to influence of child psychologist James C. Dobson. Hatch has argued that "religious populism ... remains among the oldest and deepest impulses of American life." Although Democratization is explicitly concerned with religion in the early republic, Hatch concludes that a strong populist impulse continues to dominate American Christianity. Parallels between Dobson's ascension and the Democratization thesis support Hatch's epilogic assertion. In view of the similarities between Dobson's impact and that of his populist forbear[er]s, this project's reply to the question, "How do contemporary American evangelicals select authorities?" is, "By popular acclaim."
Author: Hugh Heclo Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674032306 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 312
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Hugh Heclo proposes that Christianity, not religion in general, has been important for American democracy. Responding to his challenging argument, Mary Jo Bane, Michael Kazin, and Alan Wolfe criticize, qualify, and amend it. The result is a lively debate about a momentous tension in American public life.
Author: John W. De Gruchy Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521458412 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 314
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The need for global democratisation is now widely recognised, but there is considerable debate about what this means and how it can be achieved. In this important study John de Gruchy examines the historic and contemporary roles of Christianity in the development of democracy. He traces the gestation of modern democracy in medieval Christendom, and then describes the virtual breakdown of the relationship as democracy becomes the polity of modernity. Five twentieth-century case studies - the USA, Nicaragua, sub-Saharan Africa, Germany and South Africa - demonstrate the extent to which ecumenical Christianity has begun to reconnect with democracy and act as its contemporary midwife. De Gruchy argues that democracy needs to rediscover its spiritual heritage, while Christianity needs to develop a theology adequate for its participation in the realisation of a just democratic world order.
Author: Sanford Kessler Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 9780791419298 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 256
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Tocqueville's thinking about American religion is highly relevant to contemporary debates regarding America's origins, the current strength of American Christianity, and the proper role of religion in American public life. Kessler skillfully demonstrates how Tocqueville incorporates his ideas into an analysis of the American character, a factor in American politics that he considered more important than the Constitution
Author: Matthew Bowman Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674985737 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 320
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A Publishers Weekly Best Religion Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title For many Americans, being Christian is central to their political outlook. Political Christianity is most often associated with the Religious Right, but the Christian faith has actually been a source of deep disagreement about what American society and government should look like. While some identify Christianity with Western civilization and unfettered individualism, others have maintained that Christian principles call for racial equality, international cooperation, and social justice. At once incisive and timely, Christian delves into the intersection of faith and political identity and offers an essential reconsideration of what it means to be Christian in America today. “Bowman is fast establishing a reputation as a significant commentator on the culture and politics of the United States.” —Church Times “Bowman looks to tease out how religious groups in American history have defined, used, and even wielded the word Christian as a means of understanding themselves and pressing for their own idiosyncratic visions of genuine faith and healthy democracy.” —Christian Century “A fascinating examination of the twists and turns in American Christianity, showing that the current state of political/religious alignment was not necessarily inevitable, nor even probable.” —Deseret News
Author: Paul Freston Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195174763 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 281
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This series offers a comparative perspective on a critical issue - the often combustible interaction of resurgent religion and the developing world's unstable politics. This volume considers the case of Latin America, where evengelical Protestantism is increasingly challenging the historical Catholic hegemony.
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