Leavening The Nation: The Story Of American Home Missions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781425495473)

""Leavening The Nation: The Story Of American Home Missions"" by Joseph B. Clark is a comprehensive historical account of the American Home Missionary Society and its efforts to spread Christianity and improve social conditions across the United States. The book traces the origins of the society in the early 19th century and its growth throughout the century, as it established schools, churches, and other institutions in frontier and rural areas. Clark examines the society's role in promoting social reform movements, including abolitionism, temperance, and women's rights, and explores the tensions between its religious and secular goals. Drawing on primary sources and extensive research, ""Leavening The Nation"" offers a vivid portrait of a pivotal period in American history and the role played by home missions in shaping the nation's social, religious, and cultural landscape.This Standard History Of The Home Mission Work Of All Denominations In America Has Been Thoroughly Revised And Brought Up To Date.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Joseph B. Clark
ISBN-10: 1425495478
ISBN-13: 9781425495473
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2006
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d