The Kingdom Of Matthias A Story Of Sex And Salvation In 19th Century America
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The Kingdom Of Matthias
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Author : Paul E. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995-08-03
The Kingdom Of Matthias written by Paul E. Johnson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Written by distinguished historians with the force of a novel, this book reconstructs the web of religious ecstacy, greed, and seduction within the cult of the Prophet Matthias in New York in 1834 and captures the heated atmosphere of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening. Illustrations.
The Kingdom Of Matthias
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Author : Paul E. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1994-04-28
The Kingdom Of Matthias written by Paul E. Johnson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-04-28 with Religion categories.
In the autumn of 1834, New York City was awash with rumors of a strange religious cult operating nearby, centered around a mysterious, self-styled prophet named Matthias. It was said that Matthias the Prophet was stealing money from one of his followers; then came reports of lascivious sexual relations, based on odd teachings of matched spirits, apostolic priesthoods, and the inferiority of women. At its climax, the rumors transformed into legal charges, as the Prophet was arrested for the murder of a once highly-regarded Christian gentleman who had fallen under his sway. By the time the story played out, it became one of the nation's first penny-press sensations, casting a peculiar but revealing light on the sexual and spiritual tensions of the day. In The Kingdom of Matthias, the distinguished historians Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture this forgotten story, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel. In this book, the strange tale of Matthias the Prophet provides a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening--movements which swept up great numbers of evangelical Americans and gave rise to new sects like the Mormons. Into this teeming environment walked a down-and-out carpenter named Robert Matthews, who announced himself as Matthias, prophet of the God of the Jews. His hypnotic spell drew in a cast of unforgettable characters--the meekly devout businessman Elijah Pierson, who once tried to raise his late wife from the dead; the young attractive Christian couple, Benjamin Folger and his wife Ann (who seduced the woman-hating Prophet); and the shrewd ex-slave Isabella Van Wagenen, regarded by some as "the most wicked of the wicked." None was more colorful than the Prophet himself, a bearded, thundering tyrant who gathered his followers into an absolutist household, using their money to buy an elaborate, eccentric wardrobe, and reordering their marital relations. By the time the tensions within the kingdom exploded into a clash with the law, Matthias had become a national scandal. In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of the Prophet and his kingdom comes vividly to life, recalling scenes from recent experiences at Jonestown and Waco. They also reveal much about a formative period in American history, showing the connections among rapid economic change, sex and race relations, politics, popular culture, and the rich varieties of American religious experience.
The Kingdom Of Matthias
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Author : Paul E. Johnson
language : en
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The Kingdom Of Matthias written by Paul E. Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Cults categories.
Sex And Salvation
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Author : Jennifer Cole
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2010-12
Sex And Salvation written by Jennifer Cole and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12 with History categories.
As much of the intense political and social changes in Madagascar revolve around urban youth, who view themselves as avatars of modernity, this book argues that traditional social science offers inadequate theorizations of generational change and its contribution to broader cultural historical processes.
Southern Cross
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Author : Christine Leigh Heyrman
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2013-04-03
Southern Cross written by Christine Leigh Heyrman and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-03 with Religion categories.
In an astonishing history, a work of strikingly original research and interpretation, Heyrman shows how the evangelical Protestants of the late-18th century affronted the Southern Baptist majority of the day, not only by their opposition to slaveholding, war, and class privilege, but also by their espousal of the rights of the poor and their encouragement of women's public involvement in the church.
Love In The Time Of Victoria
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Author : Françoise Barret-Ducrocq
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 1991
Love In The Time Of Victoria written by Françoise Barret-Ducrocq and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
There has been a great deal written on the secret longings and sexual hypocrisy of the Victorian era's upper crust, but almost nothing has chronicled the erotic desires and sexuality of London's working class. Now, in this painstakingly researched book, their touching and emotional stories can be told.
Periodical Literature In Nineteenth Century America
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Author : Kenneth M. Price
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 1995
Periodical Literature In Nineteenth Century America written by Kenneth M. Price and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Covering the decades from the 1830s through the end of the century, as well as the eastern, southern, and western regions of the United States, these essays, by a diverse group of scholars, examine a variety of periodicals from the well-known Atlantic Monthly to small papers such as The National Era. They illustrate how literary analysis can be enriched by consideration of social history, publishing contexts, the literary marketplace, and the relationships between authors and editors.
That Men Would Praise The Lord
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Author : Allan Tulchin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-13
That Men Would Praise The Lord written by Allan Tulchin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-13 with Religion categories.
That Men Would Praise the Lord breaks apart the process of mass conversion in the sixteenth century to explain why the Reformation occurred, using Nîmes, the most Protestant town in France, as a case study. Protestantism was overwhelmingly successful in Nîmes (since most people converted), but the process culminated in two bloody massacres of Nîmes's remaining Catholics. Beginning in 1559, Nîmes went through a revolutionary period comparable to 1789 in its intensity. Townspeople flocked to hear Protestant preachers and then took over Catholic churches, destroyed statues and stained glass, and zealously took part in the Wars of Religion, which convulsed France beginning in 1562. As the Protestant movement grew, it had to adapt to changing circumstances. Nîmes's first Protestants were attracted to Calvin's theology. Later converts believed that the Church needed to be cleansed of its excesses to encourage moral reform and to assist the royal treasury. Iin the end, many converted because of peer pressure or under duress. Thus rather than argue that one factor - whether religious, economic, or political - explains the Reformation, Tulchin emphasizes that the Protestant movement was the result of compromises forged among its members. The conclusion extends his arguments to the rest of France. That Men Would Praise the Lord marries techniques from the social sciences, anthropology, and cultural history in an analytic narrative, resulting in a new, interdisciplinary theory of the Reformation.
George Iii
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Author : Peter David Garner Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2002
George Iii written by Peter David Garner Thomas and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
George III was a high-profile and well-known character in British history whose policies have often been blamed for the loss of Britain's American colonies, around whom rages a perennial dispute over his aims: was he seeking to restore royal power or merely exercising his constitutional rights?
Flappers And The New American Woman
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Author : Catherine Gourley
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Flappers And The New American Woman written by Catherine Gourley and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Examines the symbols that defined perceptions of women during the late 1910s and 1920s and how they changed women's role in society.