This path-breaking study analyzes the social and religious
transformation of Albany, New York, from the town's colonial
origins through industrialization in the early nineteenth century.
Rather than see the transformation of traditional societies as a
process of modernization, Hackett adopts a broader conception of
religion as a cultural system and argues that culture influences
social order differently in different historical periods. During
most of Albany's colonial period, the Dutch townspeople absorbed
British people and customs into their Calvinist way of life.
Following the Revolution, large scale immigration, urbanization,
and the initial spurt of an industrial economy transformed Albany
into a bustling commercial center. At the same time new political
and religious ideologies that disagreed among themselves yet
together advocated economic growth, democracy, education, and
individual rights, challenged and finally replaced Calvinism.
Drawing on the resources of sociology, social history, and
religion, this study illuminates not only the social history of
Albany but also presents a new interpretation of the relationship
between religion and social order in American history.
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