Bearing witness against sin : the evangelical birth of the American social movement

Bearing witness against sin : the evangelical birth of the American social movement / Michael P. Young.

Author/creator	Young, Michael P.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Description	xi, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Social movements--United States --History --19th century. Church and social problems--United States --History --19th century. Social movements--United States --Religious aspects. United States--Moral conditions --History --19th century.

Contents	Modern social movements and confessional projections of the self -- Mammon, church, and state in a restless America -- The benevolent empire and the special sins of the nation -- Rise up and repent -- A national wave of confessional protests, 1829-1839 -- "To bear witness to the horrors of the southern prison house" -- "For the movement and for myself."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index.
LCCN	2006015466
ISBN	0226960854 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226960852 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226960862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226960869 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HN90.M6 Y68 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold