Gladstone's Influence in America: Reactions in the Press to Modern Religion and Politics
By the end of the nineteenth century, William Gladstone was arguably the most popular statesman in America since Lincoln. How did a British prime minister achieve such fame in an era of troubled Anglo-American relations? And what do press reactions to Gladstone’s policies and published writings reve...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | SpringerLink Bücher
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gladstone, William Ewart 1809-1898
/ Politics
/ Religion
/ USA
/ Influence
/ Press
/ Spread of
/ History 1868-1898
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| Further subjects: | B
Great Britain-History
B World Politics B US History B Religion-History B Religion And Politics B United States-History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Printed edition: 9783319979953 Printed edition: 9783319979977 |
| Summary: | By the end of the nineteenth century, William Gladstone was arguably the most popular statesman in America since Lincoln. How did a British prime minister achieve such fame in an era of troubled Anglo-American relations? And what do press reactions to Gladstone’s policies and published writings reveal about American society? Tracing Gladstone’s growing fame in the United States, beginning with his first term as prime minister in 1868 until his death in 1898, this volume focuses on periodicals of the era to illuminate how Americans responded to modern influences in religion and politics. His forays into religious controversy highlight the extent to which faith influenced the American cult of Gladstone. Coverage of Gladstone’s involvement in issues such as church disestablishment, papal infallibility, Christian orthodoxy, atheism and agnosticism, faith and science, and liberal theology reveal deepening religious and cultural rifts in American society. Gladstone’s Influence in America offers the most comprehensive picture to date of the statesman’s reputation in the United States I. Prologue -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Religion, Politics, and Journalism:The Modern Influence in Nineteenth-Century America -- 3. Religion, Politics, and Journalism: Modern Influences in Nineteenth-Century America.-4. The Specter of Popery: Disestablishing the Irish Church -- 5. Atheism and Politics: The Charles Bradlaugh Imbroglio -- III. Gladstone and the Battle for Orthodox Religion -- 6. Science vs. the Bible: Debating T. H. Huxley -- 7. Battling Aggressive Infidelity: Debating Robert Ingersoll -- 8. Defending Orthodoxy: Reviewing Robert Elsmere and Gladstone's Works of Joseph Butler -- IV. Epilogue -- 9. In Memoriam: America Remembers Gladstone -- 10. Conclusion |
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| ISBN: | 3319979965 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97996-0 |