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Spiritualism in Antebellum America (Religion in North America)

Bret E. Carroll

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Description:"At a time when the New Age movement is starting to make good on the Spiritualists' vision of America as a 'grand clairvoyant nation', Carroll's work raises provocative questions about the tension between freedom and authority in the harmonial religions of today." -- Church History..". offers the most comprehensive, sane examination of its topic yet available, no mean achievement for a subject long afflicted by religious partisanship and now perhaps in danger of sympathetic attraction." -- Journal of American History..".fascinating reading it will be for those with a taste for good scholarly writing and a love of the American past and the manifold varieties of the spiritual quest."-- The Quest"In addition to being an excellent introduction to mid-19th-century Spiritualism, Carroll's work also offers scholars a new vantagepoint from which to view the religious creativity that was so prominent in antebellum America in general." -- ChoiceDuring the decade before the Civil War, a growing number of Americans gathered around tables in dimly lit rooms, joined hands, and sought enlightening contact with spirits. The result was Spiritualism, a distinctly colorful religious ideology centered on spirit communication and spirit activity. Spiritualism in Antebellum America analyzes the attempt by spiritually restless Americans of the 1840s and 1850s to negotiate a satisfying combination of freedom and authority as they sought a sense of harmony with the universe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Spiritualism in Antebellum America (Religion in North America). To get started finding Spiritualism in Antebellum America (Religion in North America), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "At a time when the New Age movement is starting to make good on the Spiritualists' vision of America as a 'grand clairvoyant nation', Carroll's work raises provocative questions about the tension between freedom and authority in the harmonial religions of today." -- Church History..". offers the most comprehensive, sane examination of its topic yet available, no mean achievement for a subject long afflicted by religious partisanship and now perhaps in danger of sympathetic attraction." -- Journal of American History..".fascinating reading it will be for those with a taste for good scholarly writing and a love of the American past and the manifold varieties of the spiritual quest."-- The Quest"In addition to being an excellent introduction to mid-19th-century Spiritualism, Carroll's work also offers scholars a new vantagepoint from which to view the religious creativity that was so prominent in antebellum America in general." -- ChoiceDuring the decade before the Civil War, a growing number of Americans gathered around tables in dimly lit rooms, joined hands, and sought enlightening contact with spirits. The result was Spiritualism, a distinctly colorful religious ideology centered on spirit communication and spirit activity. Spiritualism in Antebellum America analyzes the attempt by spiritually restless Americans of the 1840s and 1850s to negotiate a satisfying combination of freedom and authority as they sought a sense of harmony with the universe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Spiritualism in Antebellum America (Religion in North America). To get started finding Spiritualism in Antebellum America (Religion in North America), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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