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Genre/Form: | Church history History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Strong, Douglas M., 1956- Perfectionist politics. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1999 (OCoLC)607272005 Online version: Strong, Douglas M., 1956- Perfectionist politics. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1999 (OCoLC)607693555 |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Douglas M Strong |
ISBN: | 0815627939 9780815627937 |
OCLC Number: | 39606723 |
Description: | xiii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | ch. 1. Middle course: the mediating role of evangelical perfectionism -- ch. 2. Spiritual democracy: the development of antislavery church reform -- ch. 3. Liberty Party theology: perfectionist undergirding for political activity -- ch. 4. Abolition Church: expanding the ecclesiastical abolitionist network -- ch. 5. Political millennium: the imminent inauguration of God's government -- ch. 6. Burned-out district: the fragmenting of ecclesiastical abolitionism. |
Series Title: | Religion and politics. |
Responsibility: | Douglas M. Strong. |
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Abstract:
This text tells the story of the American reform movement known as ecclesiastical abolitionism. Reconciling church and state through the ethical experience of evangelical perfectionism, these radical Protestants formed a network of abolition churches and campaigned for the Liberty party.
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- Liberty Party (N.Y.)
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- Slavery and the church -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Evangelicalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Perfection -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
- United States -- Church history -- 19th century.
- New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
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- Antislavery movements.
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- Slavery and the church.
- New York (State)
- United States.
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- USA.