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Religious and Secular Reform in America

Name: Religious and Secular Reform in America
Brand: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780814706862
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780814706862

Ideas, Beliefs and Social Change

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Edited by David K Adams, Cornelius A Van Minnen
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: June 1, 1999
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 224

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Offering a mix of general overviews and specific case studies, these essays by 12 historians assess religious and secular reform in the United States from the 18th century to the present. They address topics such as radical religion in New England, leisure in antebellum America, Sabbatarianism, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, Evangelicalism, social reform, and the US welfare state.

David K. Adams is Professor of American Studies and Director of the David Bruce Centre at Keele University in England. Cornelius A. Van Minnen is Executive Director of the Roosevelt Study Center in Middelburg, The Netherlands.

"Historians looking for fresh insights into the reform tradition in America should enjoy Religious and Secular Reform in America" -The Journal of the Early Republic "Religious and Secular Reform in America should be of interest to anyone seeking a fresh perspective on American history." -Journal of the Academy for Evangelism "[Adams and van Minnen] deserve commendation for the unfailing clarity of conception and expression in the volume's essays." -Religious Studies Review

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