Perfectionist Politics: Abolitionism and the Religious Tensions of American Democracy

(Part of the Religion and Politics Series)

by Douglas M. Strong

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The story of an important but overlooked antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism.

Perfectionist Politics is the story of an important, but overlooked, antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. Douglas M. Strong examines those radical evangelical Protestants who seceded from proslavery denominations and reorganized themselves into independent antislavery congregations.

Mirroring political abolitionist...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0815627939

ISBN13:9780815627937

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:Syracuse University Press

Length:276 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Abolition Civil War Constitutions Democracy Education & Reference History Ideologies & Doctrines Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government

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