Illusions of innocence: protestant primitivism in America, 1630 - 1875

Implicit in the rhetoric of American millennialism is the fundamental theme of recovery or restoration. Hughes and Allen show how the restoration perspective has worked in two important ways in American life: enshrining "first times" as a kind of transcendent norm that stands in judgment o...

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Authors: Hughes, Richard T. 1943- (Author) ; Allen, Leonard 1952- (Author)
Contributors: Bellah, Robert N. 1927-2013 (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago London University of Chicago Press [1988]
In:Year: 1988
Reviews:[Rezension von: Hughes, Richard T., Illusions of Innocence: Protestant Primitivism in America, 1630-1875] (1989) (Gaustad, Edwin S.)
Illusions of Innocence: Protestant Primitivism in America, 1630-1875. Richard T. Hughes , C. Leonard Allen (1990) (Gilpin, W. Clark, 1945 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Protestantism / Primitivism / History 1630-1875
Further subjects:B Protestant churches United States History
B United States Church history
B Primitivism Religious aspects Christianity History
B Primitivism History
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Rights Information:CC BY-ND 4.0
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Implicit in the rhetoric of American millennialism is the fundamental theme of recovery or restoration. Hughes and Allen show how the restoration perspective has worked in two important ways in American life: enshrining "first times" as a kind of transcendent norm that stands in judgment on the ambiguities of the present; and fully identifying a de .
Item Description:Bibliography: Seite 233-287
Access:Open Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.31046/atlaopenpress.70