Perfectionist Politics: Abolitionism and the Religious Tensions of American Democracy

By Douglas M. Strong

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815629249
• ISBN13: 9780815629245
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 9.0"