Revivalism and social reform in mid-nineteenth-century America. Chapters I-XI and XIV comprise the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer prize essay for 1955, the American Society of Church History.
"Critical essay on the sources of information": p. 238-248.
Contents
The inner structure of American Protestantism -- The social influence of the churches -- The resurgence of revivalism : 1840-57 -- Annus mirabilis : 1858 -- The fruits of fervor -- Evangelical Unitarianism -- The holiness revival at Oberlin -- Sanctification in American Methodism -- Revivalism and perfectionism -- The evangelical origins of social Christianity -- The churches help the poor -- Christian liberty and human bondage : the paradox of slavery -- The spiritual warfare against slavery -- The gospel of the kingdom.
