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Sectarianism and Orestes Brownson in the American Religious Marketplace
Angel Cortes
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Description for Sectarianism and Orestes Brownson in the American Religious Marketplace
Hardback. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book reveals the origins of the American religious marketplace by examining the life and work of reformer and journalist Orestes Brownson (1803-1876). Grounded in a wide variety of sources, including personal correspondence, journalistic essays, book reviews, and speeches, this work argues that religious sectarianism profoundly shaped participants in the religious marketplace. Brownson is emblematic of this dynamic because he changed his religious identity seven times over a quarter of a century. Throughout, Brownson waged a war of words opposing religious sectarianism. By the 1840s, however, a corrosive intellectual environment transformed Brownson into an arch religious sectarian. The book ends ... Read more
This book reveals the origins of the American religious marketplace by examining the life and work of reformer and journalist Orestes Brownson (1803-1876). Grounded in a wide variety of sources, including personal correspondence, journalistic essays, book reviews, and speeches, this work argues that religious sectarianism profoundly shaped participants in the religious marketplace. Brownson is emblematic of this dynamic because he changed his religious identity seven times over a quarter of a century. Throughout, Brownson waged a war of words opposing religious sectarianism. By the 1840s, however, a corrosive intellectual environment transformed Brownson into an arch religious sectarian. The book ends ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319518763
SKU
V9783319518763
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About Angel Cortes
Angel Cortes is an Associate Professor of History at Holy Cross College, USA. Cortes holds degrees in Psychology, Religious Studies, and History.
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