Brahmin prophet : Phillips Brooks and the path of liberal Protestantism / Gillis J. Harp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harp, Gillis J., author.

Series:

American intellectual culture.

American Intellectual Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893.

Brooks, Phillips.

Episcopal Church--Massachusetts--Bishops--Biography.

Episcopal Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Oxford, England : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Reverend Phillips Brooks was undeniably one of the most popular preachers of Gilded Age America and the author of the beloved Christmas carol, 'O Little Town of Bethlehem.' However, very few critical studies of his life and work exist. In this insightful book, Gillis J. Harp places Brooks's religious thought in its proper historical, cultural, and ecclesiastical contexts while clarifying the sources of Brooks's inspiration. The result is a fuller, richer portrait of this luminous figure and of this transitional era in American protestantism.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Christian Nurture; 2 Civil Warrior; 3 Separation and Reconstruction; 4 A Prince of the Pulpit: Phillips Brooks and Nineteenth-Century Preaching; 5 The Modem Christian; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-27084-3

0-7425-7198-X

1-299-84985-7

0-585-47892-9