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Author: Peter W. Williams
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Weight: 0.430kg
ISBN: 9781469654713
ISBN 10: 1469654717
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 30 July 2019
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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{A} thorough reflection on the interaction of the spiritual and the material in American religious history.--Fides et Historia In a study both pioneering and fascinating, Peter W. Williams offers a cultural history linking wealth, status, and power to the aesthetic revolution that began during America's Gilded Age.--Anglican and Episcopalian History A fine study of the role of the American Episcopal Church between the Civil War and the Great Depression. . . . A telling reminder that there is no single narrative of American Christian engagement with American politics and culture. Recommended.--Choice Penetrating and insightful . . . provides prescient forecasts and constructive musings on the future of the Episcopal Church.--Publishers Weekly
Peter W. Williams, an emeritus professor of religion and American Studies at Miami University in Ohio, has written a book with a sophistication that belies its simple title. Religion, Art, and Money offers a wide-ranging history of Episcopalianism in the United States between the Civil War and the Great Depression.--The King's Business {A} thorough reflection on the interaction of the spiritual and the material in American religious history.--Fides et Historia Penetrating and insightful . . . provides prescient forecasts and constructive musings on the future of the Episcopal Church.--Publishers Weekly In a study both pioneering and fascinating, Peter W. Williams offers a cultural history linking wealth, status, and power to the aesthetic revolution that began during America's Gilded Age.--Anglican and Episcopalian History A fine study of the role of the American Episcopal Church between the Civil War and the Great Depression. . . . A telling reminder that there is no single narrative of American Christian engagement with American politics and culture. Recommended.--Choice
{A} thorough reflection on the interaction of the spiritual and the material in American religious history.--Fides et Historia Penetrating and insightful . . . provides prescient forecasts and constructive musings on the future of the Episcopal Church.--Publishers Weekly In a study both pioneering and fascinating, Peter W. Williams offers a cultural history linking wealth, status, and power to the aesthetic revolution that began during America's Gilded Age.--Anglican and Episcopalian History A fine study of the role of the American Episcopal Church between the Civil War and the Great Depression. . . . A telling reminder that there is no single narrative of American Christian engagement with American politics and culture. Recommended.--Choice
Author Information
Peter W. Williams, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion and American Studies at Miami University, is the author or coeditor of several books, including The Encyclopedia of Religion in America.
