Republic of Righteousness - The Public Christianity of the Post-Revolutionary New England Clergy

Zusatztext Informative, sustained analysis ... enlarges our understanding of Congregational religious thought in the postrevolutionary decades. Klappentext This book examines the debate over the connection between religion and public life in society during the fifty years following the American Revolution. Sassi challenges the conventional wisdom, finding an essential continuity to the period's public Christianity, whereas most previous studies have seen this period as one in which the nation's cultural paradigm shifted from republicanism to liberal individualism. Focusing on the Congregational clergy of New England, he demonstrates that throughout this period there were Americans concerned with their corporate destiny, retaining a commitment to constructing a righteous community and assessing the cosmic meaning of the American experiment. Zusammenfassung Examines the debate over the proper connection in society between religion and public life, that took place in the fifty years following the American Revolution. This book challenges the conventional wisdom, finding an essential continuity to the period's public Christianity.

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• Autori: Dr Jonathan D. (Assistant Professor of Hist Sassi, Dr Jonathan D. (Assistant Professor of History Sassi, Jonathan D Sassi, Jonathan D. Sassi
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2002
• EAN: 9780195129892
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512989-2
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Religion in America; Religion in America
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christianity, History of Religion, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, History of the Americas, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast