Religious and Secular Reform in America

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ISBN 10: 081470686X / ISBN 13: 9780814706862

Published by New York University Press, US, 1999

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From its earliest days, the United States has provided fertile ground for reform movements to flourish. In this volume, twelve eminent historians assess religious and secular reform in America from the eighteenth century to the present day. The essays offer a mix of general overviews and specific case studies, addressing such topics as radical religion in New England, leisure in antebellum America, Sabbatarianism, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and Evangelicalism, social reform, and the U.S. welfare state. Suitable for students, the essays, each based on original research, will also be of interest to researchers and academics working in this area, as well as to all those with an interest in the history of religious and secular reform in America.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religious and Secular Reform in America
• Publisher: New York University Press, US
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081470686X
• ISBN 13: 9780814706862
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 567 grams

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Synopsis

From its earliest days, the United States has provided fertile ground for reform movements to flourish. In this volume, twelve eminent historians assess religious and secular reform in America from the eighteenth century to the present day.
The essays offer a mix of general overviews and specific case studies, addressing such topics as radical religion in New England, leisure in antebellum America, Sabbatarianism, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and Evangelicalism, social reform, and the U.S. welfare state.
Suitable for students, the essays, each based on original research, will also be of interest to researchers and academics working in this area, as well as to all those with an interest in the history of religious and secular reform in America.

About the Authors

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.