01223nam a2200181Ia 4500 240614s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97808156279370815627939 eng E449 .S917 1999 Strong, Douglas M. Perfectionist Politics : Abolitionism and the Religious Tensions of American Democracy / Douglas M. Strong Syracuse, NY : Syracuse University Press, 1999 xiii, 263 p. : ill. , maps ; 24 cm. Religion and Politics ch. 1. Middle course: the mediating role of evangelical perfectionism -- ch. 2. Spiritual democracy: the development of antislavery church reform -- ch. 3. Liberty Party theology: perfectionist undergirding for political activity -- ch. 4. Abolition Church: expanding the ecclesiastical abolitionist network -- ch. 5. Political millennium: the imminent inauguration of God's government -- ch. 6. Burned-out district: the fragmenting of ecclesiastical abolitionism. Antislavery movements—United States—History—19th century.Abolitionists—United States—History—19th century.Slavery and the church—United States—History—19th century. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2024-06-14 0 E449 .S917 1999 00033997 2024-06-14 15:14:29 2024-06-14 BK 53131 53131