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- ISBN-13
- 9780195131635
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- ISBN
- 9780195131635
- Book Title
- Controversial Spirit : Evangelical Awakenings in the South
- Book Series
- Religion in America Ser.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Religion, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Christian Ministry / Evangelism, Religion / Christianity
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195131630
ISBN-13
9780195131635
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1933408
Product Key Features
Book Title
Controversial Spirit : Evangelical Awakenings in the South
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Christian Ministry / Evangelism, Religion / Christianity
Genre
Religion, Juvenile Nonfiction
Book Series
Religion in America Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2001-037044
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralismin America."--American Historical Review, A Controversial Spirit serves as a timely and poignant reminder to all historians to proceed with due caution when advancing generalizations about early southern evangelicals., "Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usuallydealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses."--Journal of The Early Republic, "[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Reviews"In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisingly ecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectarians and has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac's radically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delightto read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism."--The North Carolina Historical Review"Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses."--Journal of TheEarly Republic"a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Review" A Controversial Spirit should find its place as essential reading in the field of religious history of the American South. Mulder deserves a respected place alongside his mentor, Donald G. Mathews, since he has contributed a definitive publication on the rise of denominationalism in America."-- The Journal of Southern Religion"Philip N. Mulder has written an important and exciting book. He excavates a critical shift in early evangicalism, the transition from the eighteenth-century ecumenical religious movement called 'New Light' to nineteenth-century evangelical denominations. He discovers the origins of the fierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of sources to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delightto read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism." - North Carolina Historical Review"[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Reviews"In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisingly ecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectarians and has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac's radically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delightto read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism."--The North Carolina Historical Review"Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses."--Journal of TheEarly Republic"a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Review, "[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralismin America."--American Historical Reviews, " A Controversial Spirit should find its place as essential reading in the field of religious history of the American South. Mulder deserves a respected place alongside his mentor, Donald G. Mathews, since he has contributed a definitive publication on the rise of denominationalism inAmerica."-- The Journal of Southern Religion, "Philip N. Mulder has written an important and exciting book. He excavates a critical shift in early evangicalism, the transition from the eighteenth-century ecumenical religious movement called 'New Light' to nineteenth-century evangelical denominations. He discovers the origins of the fiercesectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of sources to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestantevangelicalism." - North Carolina Historical Review, "[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Reviews"In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisingly ecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectarians and has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac's radically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism."--The North Carolina Historical Review"Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses."--Journal of The Early Republic"a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Review, Mulder culls an impressive array of sources to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism., " A Controversial Spirit should find its place as essential reading in thefield of religious history of the American South. Mulder deserves a respectedplace alongside his mentor, Donald G. Mathews, since he has contributed adefinitive publication on the rise of denominationalism in America."-- TheJournal of Southern Religion, "[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Reviews "In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisingly ecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectarians and has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac's radically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism."--The North Carolina Historical Review "Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses."--Journal of The Early Republic "a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Review, "a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Review, "[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."--American Historical Reviews, One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses., "[A] first rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."-- American Historical Reviews "In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisingly ecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectarians and has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac's radically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism."-- The North Carolina Historical Review "Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that it draws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt with separately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts and published records for each of the three churches he addresses."-- Journal of The Early Republic "a first-rate book that deepens our understanding of religious pluralism in America."-- American Historical Review, Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of the internal dynamics of southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening to the pivotal post-Revolutionary years., "Philip N. Mulder has written an important and exciting book. He excavatesa critical shift in early evangicalism, the transition from theeighteenth-century ecumenical religious movement called 'New Light' toninteenth-century evangelical denominations. He discovers the origins of thefierce sectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls animpressive array of sources to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. Thebook is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies wehave of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism." - NorthCarolina Historical Review, "In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisingly ecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectarians and has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac's radically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fiercesectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls an impressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. The book is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies we have of the theological origins of American Protestantevangelicalism."--The North Carolina Historical Review, "In this brief and elegant book, Mulder has recovered the surprisinglyecumenical prehistory of Nthan O. Hatch's raucous nineteenth-century sectariansand has redrawn early evangelicals as something other than Rhys Isaac'sradically egalitarian movement. He discovers the origins of the fiercesectarianism that characterizes Protestants in the South. Mulder culls animpressive array of source to tell his story in clear and graceful prose. Thebook is a delight to read and is one of the most fresh and nuanced studies wehave of the theological origins of American Protestant evangelicalism."--TheNorth Carolina Historical Review, "Here is a book that significantly adds to our understanding of theinternal dynamics of the southern religion from the colonial Great Awakening tothe pivotal post-Revolutionary years...One of this book's virtues is that itdraws together a wide range of sources on groups that are usually dealt withseparately. Mulder makes use of an impressive cross section of manuscripts andpublished records for each of the three churches he addresses."--Journal of TheEarly Republic
Dewey Decimal
280/.4/0975
Table Of Content
Introduction1 Good Reasons to Believe2 Believe and be Baptized3 Experimental Religion4 Contending for Liberty5 Sowing and Reaping6 Choosing God's People7 The Highest OriginalConclusionBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
A Controversial Spirit offers a new perspective on the origins and nature of southern evangelicalism. Most recent historians have focused on the differences between evangelicals and non-evangelicals. This has led to the perception that during the "Era of Awakenings" (mid-18th and early 19th century) American evangelicals constituted a united front. Philip N. Mulder dispels this illusion, by examining the internal dynamics of evangelicalism. He focuses on the relationships among the Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists who introduced the new religious mood to the South between 1740 and 1820. Although the denominations shared the goal of saving souls, he finds, they disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion. The Presbyterians and Baptists subordinated the freedom, innovation and experience of the awakenings to their particular denominational concerns. The Methodists, on the other hand, were more aggressive and innovative advocates of the New Light awakenings. They broke through the insularity of the other two groups and revolutionized the religious culture of the emerging nation. The American Revolution exacerbated the growing competition and jealousy among the denominations by displacing their common enemy, the established Anglican church. Former dissenters now turned to face each other. Free religious competition was transformative, Mulder argues. The necessity of competing for converts forced the Presbyterians and Baptists out of their narrow confines. More importantly, however, competition compromised the Methodists and their New Light ideals. Methodists had presented themselves as an ecumenical alternative to the rigid and rancorous denominations of England and America. Now they turned away from their open message of salvation, and began using their distinctive characteristics to separate themselves from other denominations. The Methodists thus succumbed to the evangelical pattern set by others - a pattern of distinction, insularity, and divisive competition. Examining conversion narratives, worship, polity, and rituals, as well as more formal doctrinal statements in creeds and sermons, Mulder is able to provide a far more nuanced portrait of southern evangelicals than previously available, revealing the deep differences between denominations that the homogenization of religious history has until now obscured., A Contoversial Spirit offers a new perspective on the origins and nature of southern evangelicalism. Most recent historians have focused on the differences between evangelicals and non-evangelicals. This has led to the perception that during the "Era of Awakenings" (mid-18th and early 19th centuries) American evangelicals constituted a united front. Philip N. Mulder dispels this illusion, by examining the internal dynamics of evangelicalism. He focuses on the relationships between the Presbyterians, Baptists and Methodists who introduced the new religious mood to the South between 1740 and 1820. Although the denominations shared the goal of saving souls, he finds they disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion. The Presbyterians and Baptists subordinated the freedom, innovation and experience of the awakenings to their particular denominational concerns. The Methodists, on the other hand, were more aggressive and innovative advocates of the New Light awakenings. They broke through the insularity of the other two groups and revolutionized the religious culture of the emerging nation. The American Revolution exacberated the growing competition and jealousy among the denominations by displacing their common enemy, the established Anglican church. Former dissenters now turned to face each other. Free religious competition was transformative, Mulder argues. The necessity for competing for converts forced the Presbyterians and Baptists out of their narrow confines. More importantly, however, competition compromised the Methodists and their New Light ideals. Methodists had presented themselves as an ecumenical alternative to the rigid and rancorous denominations of England and America. Now they turned away from their open message of salvation, and began using their distinctive characteristics to separate themselves from other denominations. The Methodists thus succumbed to the evangelical pattern set by others - a pattern of distinction, insularity and competition. Examining conversion narratives, worship, polity and rituals, as well as more formal doctrinal statements in creeds and sermons, Mulder is able to provide a far more nuanced portrait of southern evangelicals than previously available, revealing the deep differences between denominations that the homogenization of religious history has until now obscured., A Contoversial Spirit offers a new perspective on the origins and nature of southern evangelicalism. Most recent historians have focused on the differences between evangelicals and non-evangelicals, leading to the perception that during the "Era of Awakenings" American evangelicals constituted a united front. Philip N. Mulder dispels this illusion by examining the internal dynamics of evangelicalism. Although the denominations shared the goal of saving souls, he finds they disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion. Examining conversion narratives, worship, polity and rituals, as well as more formal doctrinal statements in creeds and sermons, Mulder is able to provide a far more nuanced portrait of southern evangelicals than previously available, revealing the deep differences between denominations that the homogenization of religious history has until now obscured.
LC Classification Number
BR515.M82 2002
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