Revivalism and Social Reform: American Protestantism on the Eve of the Civil War

Description: Revivalism and Social Reform by Timothy L. Smith This is an important work, which should be read by anyone who is trying to understand nineteenth-century America. It will be of especial interest to students of church history, intellectual history, and social reform. Henry Lee Swint, Mississippi Valley Historical Review This is a brilliant study, full of stimulating suggestions, rich bibliographical leads, and well-chosen quotations. A chief feature of the work, which won the Brewer prize for 1955, is its apt and extensive documentation. The author has industriously ranged through mountains of books, periodicals, and fugitive materials, and competently supported his well-written narrative with illuminating footnotes, which happily and helpfully appear where they belong at the foot of each - and almost every - page. Hence his judgments are backed by impressive scholarship. Robert T. Handy, Church History So many historians have tracked the trail of the American revivalists that it is difficult for anyone to discover something new about that trail. Timothy Smith claimed to discover that they were more oriented towards social reform than their critics saw them to be. He backed up, with solid documentation, his claim that they were, in their own way, fathers of the Social Gospel. His book represented one of those rare moments in the study of American church history: the development of an original thesis, one worthy of the argument which it has during the past decade inspired and survived. Martin E. Marty FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Timothy L. Smith was a Phi Beta Kappa student at the University of Virginia where he received Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees with honors. He studied at Harvard University under Dr. Arthur M. Schlesinger and received his Ph.D. degree in 1955. After the completion of his academic degrees, he taught history at several institutions including Eastern Nazarene College, the University of Minnesota, and The Johns Hopkins University, and published a variety of books and articles. Before his death in 1997, he received numerous awards and honors, including his election to serve for a term as President of the American Society of Church History. Review ""This is an important work, which should be read by anyone who is trying to understand nineteenth-century America. It will be of especial interest to students of church history, intellectual history, and social reform."" Henry Lee Swint, Mississippi Valley Historical Review ""This is a brilliant study, full of stimulating suggestions, rich bibliographical leads, and well-chosen quotations. A chief feature of the work, which won the Brewer prize for 1955, is its apt and extensive documentation. The author has industriously ranged through mountains of books, periodicals, and fugitive materials, and competently supported his well-written narrative with illuminating footnotes, which happily and helpfully appear where they belong at the foot of each - and almost every - page. Hence his judgments are backed by impressive scholarship."" Robert T. Handy, Church History ""So many historians have tracked the trail of the American revivalists that it is difficult for anyone to discover something new about that trail. Timothy Smith claimed to discover that they were more oriented towards social reform than their critics saw them to be. He backed up, with solid documentation, his claim that they were, in their own way, fathers of the Social Gospel. His book represented one of those rare moments in the study of American church history: the development of an original thesis, one worthy of the argument which it has during the past decade inspired and survived."" Martin E. Marty Review Quote "This is an important work, which should be read by anyone who is trying to understand nineteenth-century America. It will be of especial interest to students of church history, intellectual history, and social reform." Henry Lee Swint, Mississippi Valley Historical Review "This is a brilliant study, full of stimulating suggestions, rich bibliographical leads, and well-chosen quotations. A chief feature of the work, which won the Brewer prize for 1955, is its apt and extensive documentation. The author has industriously ranged through mountains of books, periodicals, and fugitive materials, and competently supported his well-written narrative with illuminating footnotes, which happily and helpfully appear where they belong at the foot of each - and almost every - page. Hence his judgments are backed by impressive scholarship." Robert T. Handy, Church History "So many historians have tracked the trail of the American revivalists that it is difficult for anyone to discover something new about that trail. Timothy Smith claimed to discover that they were more oriented towards social reform than their critics saw them to be. He backed up, with solid documentation, his claim that they were, in their own way, fathers of the Social Gospel. His book represented one of those rare moments in the study of American church history: the development of an original thesis, one worthy of the argument which it has during the past decade inspired and survived." Martin E. Marty Details ISBN1592449980 Author Timothy L. Smith Short Title REVIVALISM & SOCIAL REFORM Publisher Wipf & Stock Publishers Language English ISBN-10 1592449980 ISBN-13 9781592449989 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Wipf & Stock Publishers Subtitle American Protestantism on the Eve of the Civil War Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Eugene Affiliation Oregon Health and Science University Qualifications MD, MPH DOI 10.1604/9781592449989 Audience General/Trade AU Release Date 2004-11-09 NZ Release Date 2004-11-09 US Release Date 2004-11-09 UK Release Date 2004-11-09 Pages 254 Publication Date 2004-11-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126861966;

Price: 54.55 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-01-22T03:25:31.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.35 AUD