Perfectionist Politics: Abolitionism and the Religious Tensions of American Democracy

This work covers the story of an important antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. It covers the struggle among the most radical religions to purge their churches and society of sin, especially slavery, and their uncompromising efforts to force morality into political discourse.

Author: Douglas M. Strong
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 12/01/2001
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.58w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780815629245

About the Author
Douglas M. Strong is professor of the history of Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D. C. He is the author of They Walked in Spirit: Personal Faith and Social Action in America.