Gettysburg religion : refinement, diversity, and race in the antebellum and Civil War border north Steve L. Longenecker

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longenecker, Stephen L., 1951-

Series:

North's Civil War

The North's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gettysburg (Pa.)--Religion--19th century.

Gettysburg (Pa.).

Gettysburg (Pa.)--Church history--19th century.

Religion and culture--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--History--19th century.

Religion and culture.

Religion and culture--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg Region--History--19th century.

Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

xiv, 246 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"In the borderland between freedom and slavery, Gettysburg remains among the most legendary Civil War landmarks. A century and a half after the great battle, Cemetery Hill, the Seminary and its ridge, and the Peach Orchard remain powerful memories for their embodiment of the small-town North and their ability to touch themes vital to nineteenth-century religion. During this period, three patterns became particularly prominent: refinement, diversity, and war. In Gettysburg Religion, author Steve Longenecker explores the religious history of antebellum and Civil War era Gettysburg, shedding light on the remarkable diversity of American religion and the intricate ways it interacted with the broader culture. Longenecker argues that Gettysburg religion revealed much about larger American society and about how trends in the Border North mirrored national developments. In many ways, Gettysburg and its surrounding Border North religion belonged to the future and signaled a coming pattern for modern America"-- Provided by publisher.

"Brings to life the religious history of a small and famous town and the surrounding area, the Border North. The theme is that Gettysburg religion reveals much about larger American society, often something unexpected and indicative of the Border North's advanced modernity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

Divertimento : Samuel Simon and Catherine Steenbergen Schmucker

Chapter 1. Town and Region

Divertimento: Salome "Sallie" Myers

Chapter 2. Refinement : In Theory

Chapter 3. Refinement : In Practice

Divertimento: The Codoris

Chapter 4. Diversity : Ethnicity and Doctrine

Divertimento : Abraham and Elizabeth Brien

Chapter 5. Diversity : Race

Divertimento : Mary and Joseph Sherfy

Chapter 6. War

Conclusion

Appendix A. Thaddeus Stevens

Appendix B. Coda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823255191 (hardback)

0823255190 (hardback)

OCLC:

844245346