Evangelicals at a crossroads : revivalism & social reform in Boston, 1860-1910 / Benjamin L. Hartley.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Revisiting New England.
Main Author: Hartley, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Loren)
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.H. : Hanover [N.H.] : University of New Hampshire Press ; Published by University Press of New England, [2011], ©2011.
Series:Revisiting New England.
Subjects:
Evangelicalism > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Evangelicalism > Social aspects > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Church and social problems > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Revivals > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century.
Boston (Mass.) > Church history > 19th century.
Boston (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Physical Description:xi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • D.L. Moody arrives in a changing Boston : "There is a magnetism in his voice"
  • The early years of evangelical institution building, 1858/1883 : "Good! you've got the fire in you"
  • Evangelicals and Boston politics : "The next protestant move will be no boys' play"
  • The Salvation Army and other evangelical organizations led by women, 1884/1892 : "Aggressive christianity"
  • Evangelical consensus and division : "All of this confusion and hurt"
  • The North End and the South End in the 1890s : "Let us re-take the north end for Methodism"
  • Conclusion : "The most marvelous revival of all of her history".