America's religious crossroads : faith and community in the emerging Midwest / Stephen T. Kissel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kissel, Stephen T., 1987- author.

Series:

Illinois scholarship online.

Illinois scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle West--Church history--19th century.

Middle West.

Middle West--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]

Summary:

Between 1790-1850, waves of Anglo-Americans, African Americans, and European immigrants flooded the Old Northwest. They brought with them a mosaic of Christian religious belief. Stephen T. Kissel draws on a wealth of primary sources to examine the foundational role that organised religion played in shaping the social, cultural, and civic infrastructure of the region. As he shows, believers from both traditional denominations and religious utopian societies found fertile ground for religious unity and fervour. He also unearths fascinating stories of how faith influenced the bonds, networks, and relationships that allowed isolated western settlements to grow and evolve a distinct regional identity. Insightful and broad in scope, this title illuminates the integral relationship between communal and spiritual growth in early Midwestern history.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 12, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Kissel, Stephen T. America's Religious Crossroads

ISBN:

9780252053191

0252053192

OCLC:

1263250624