Through an examination of religious life in a typical northern rural locale Cortland County, New York from 1790 to 1860, Curtis D. Johnson adds to our understanding of the Second Great Awakening, an intellectual and religious watershed in American history. Offering both quantitative and qualitative analyses of churches' memberships, ideologies, and activities, he maintains that scholars have misunderstood the historical significance of evangelicalism.
Johnson contends that these churches did not constitute society, nor were they microcosms of it; rather, they evolved from embattled...
Through an examination of religious life in a typical northern rural locale Cortland County, New York from 1790 to 1860, Curtis D. Johnson adds to ...
