The origins of American religious nationalism /
In the half century following independence, a fight within Protestantism, a contest over the colonization of the frontier, reshaped American nationalism in ways that transformed American political culture. Fear of the dynamism and authority of popular, frontier religious movements led elite Northeas...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the half century following independence, a fight within Protestantism, a contest over the colonization of the frontier, reshaped American nationalism in ways that transformed American political culture. Fear of the dynamism and authority of popular, frontier religious movements led elite Northeastern Protestants to found the first missionary organizations in American history. Using technological innovations, the missionary organizations functioned as novel nationbuilding organizations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199329588 0199329583 9780199391387 0199391386 |