Religion in 19th Century America
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Religion in 19th Century America (Religion in American Life)
- Author: Grant Wacker
- Length: 188
- Edition: Library Binding
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
Information on Religion in 19th Century America from the publisher:
Tours the ever-shifting landscape of nineteenth-century America, reflecting the constant change of religious life in that century.
Description of Grant Wacker, author of Religion in 19th Century America:
Grant Wacker's narrative focuses on the rapid growth of evangelical Protestants in denominations such as Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist and their competition for dominance over religions such as Catholicism and Judaism, which were augmented by large immigrant arrivals from Ireland, Eastern Europe, and other lands. The author uses lively anecdotes to describe topics such as temperance and Sunday schools, and introduces the personalities sometimes colorful, sometimes saintly, and often both of the men and women who shaped American religion in the 19th century, including Methodist bishop Francis Asbury; ex-slave Sojourner Truth; Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science; and the popular evangelist Dwight L. Moody.