{"product_id":"perfectionist-politics-abolitionism-and-the-religious-tensions-of-american-democracy-9780815627937","title":"Perfectionist Politics: Abolitionism and the Religious Tensions of American Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of an important but overlooked antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfectionist Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an important, but overlooked, antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. Douglas M. Strong examines those radical evangelical Protestants who seceded from proslavery denominations and reorganized themselves into independent antislavery congregations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMirroring political abolitionist activity-particularly in the \"burned-over district\" of New York State-the ecclesiastical abolitionists formed a network of abolition churches and became the primary focus of Liberty Party electioneering strategy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEcclesiastical abolitionists justified this clear connection between church and state through the ethical experience of evangelical perfectionism. A vote for the Liberty Party became a mark of one's holiness. Perfectionist concepts also provided ecclesiastical abolitionists with a theological compass that enabled them to steer a middle course between two poles of U.S. democratic society-the need for institutional structure on one hand and the desire for greater individual liberty on the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrong contends that Liberty Party politics can be understood only as part of a broader perfectionist religious culture and specifically as an antebellum reflection of the popularized theological principle of \"entire sanctification.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas M. Strong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.35h x 6.44w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815627937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/1999 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas M. Strong\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of the history of Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D. C. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThey Walked in Spirit: Personal Faith and Social Action in America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43173085905011,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":59.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_51a55066-f18e-429f-b449-9d22293efe90.jpg?v=1751626831","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/perfectionist-politics-abolitionism-and-the-religious-tensions-of-american-democracy-9780815627937","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}