Evangelicals at a Crossroads: Revivalism and Social Reform in Boston, 1860-1910

by Benjamin L. Hartley

Benjamin L. Hartley brings to light the little-known story of relative latecomers to Boston s religious scene: Methodist, Salvation Army, Baptist, and nondenominational Christians. Focusing on Congregationalists and Roman Catholics, Boston urban historians have largely overlooked these groups. Hartley, however, sheds light on the role of immigrant evangelical leaders from Italy, Sweden, and elsewhere in revivalism and social reform in postbellum Boston...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584659289
• ISBN13: 9781584659280
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"