Holy leisure : recreation and religion in God's square mile / Troy Messenger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Messenger, Troy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recreation--Religious aspects--Methodist Church--History of doctrines.

Recreation.

Recreation--New Jersey--Ocean Grove--History.

Ocean Grove (N.J.)--Church history.

Ocean Grove (N.J.).

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association--History.

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On July 31, 1869, twenty-two members of the holiness movement of the Methodist church gathered to pray on a beach on the New Jersey shore. Before long, Ocean Grove was established as "God's Square Mile," the first permanent camp meeting dedicated to both religious and recreational pursuits. In this richly illustrated history, Troy Messenger provides a glimpse into a fascinating moment in the development of both nineteenth-century religion and American leisure culture.

Contents:

Contents; PROLOGUE: A Day in God's Square Mile; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I . THE CAMP MEETING AT OCEAN GROVE; 1. SETTING THE STAGE; 2. HOLY RHYTHMS; 3. HOLY SPACE; PART II. PERFORMING HOLINESS; 4. BODY AND SOUL; 5. MALE AND FEMALE; 6. JERUSALEM BY THE SEA; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX A: Charter of Association; APPENDIX B: By-laws; APPENDIX C: Rules and Regulations of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association of the United Methodist Church; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8979-2

OCLC:

476094656