Theological and Aesthetic Roots in the Stone-Campbell Movement - Hardcover

Jorgenson, Dale A.

9780943549040: Theological and Aesthetic Roots in the Stone-Campbell Movement

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0943549043 ISBN 13: 9780943549040

Publisher: Truman State University Press, 1989

The Stone-Campbell Movement was a bold attempt on the part of a group of early nineteenth-century religious leaders to further the cause of Christian unity in America. Barton W. Stone was a leading participant in the revivals of the Second Great Awakening in Kentucky. Alexander Campbell helped lead the 'religious reformation' which took shape on the American frontier. Together, these men worked to restore to the Christian religion, which had become deeply fragmented since the Reformation, a measure of theological unity. Dale A. Jorgenson traces the evolution of the Stone-Campbell Movement from its early beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present, and conducts a thorough examination of the significance of the arts and aesthetics to the ideas of the leaders of the movement.

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About the Author:

Dale A. Jorgenson is Professor Emeritus at Northeast Missouri State University.

Review:

Dale Jorgenson has given us a book that will enrich our understanding of American religious life and particularly the way in which faith was shaped by, and also shaped, the frontier.>>>> (from the foreword by James L. Merrell)

The book is of singular importance.>>>> (Perry E. Gresham)

The book is of singular importance. (Perry E. Gresham)

Dale Jorgenson has given us a book that will enrich our understanding of American religious life and particularly the way in which faith was shaped by, and also shaped, the frontier. (from the foreword by James L. Merrell)

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