Religious revolutionaries : the rebels who reshaped American religion / Robert C. Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Robert C., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious leaders.

History.

United States--Church history.

United States.

Church history.

Religious leaders--United States--History.

United States--Religion.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

The history of religion in the United States is fascinating and complex. In this clever and intelligent book, Robert Fuller introduces us to religious revolutionaries such as Anne Hutchinson, Joseph Smith, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William James. They were all people who, in very unique ways, shaped American religious tradition and fought to establish new forms of spirituality. "Religious Revolutionaries is a captivating journey through the religious history of our diverse country.

Contents:

1 Colonial Beginnings: Forging Consensus and Banishing Anne Hutchinson 1

2 Religion and the Early Republic: The Era of Thomas Jefferson 35

3 Sectarian Heyday: Joseph Smith and the Golden Era of Religious Innovation 59

4 American Metaphysical Religion: The Countervailing Voices of Emerson, Quimby, and Davis 87

5 Liberals, Conservatives, and Unchurched Seekers: The Legacy of William James 117

6 The Surfacing of Muted Voices: Paul Tillich, Mary Daly, and James Cone 151

7 Today's Seekers: The Heritage of Revolutionary Religion 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-221) and index.

ISBN:

1403963614

OCLC:

52459905