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The Layman's Progress - Religious and Political Experience in Colonial Pennsylvania, 174-177 (Hardcover, Reprint 2016)
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The Layman's Progress - Religious and Political Experience in Colonial Pennsylvania, 174-177 (Hardcover, Reprint 2016)
Series: Anniversary Collection
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The religious and political activities in Pennsylvania during the
period between the Great Awakening and the eve of the Revolution
(1740-1770) were at once typical and unique: typical as far as he
general trend of American experience is concerned, unique, however,
with regard to the participants and many of the issues at stake.
This volume provides a balanced picture of these activities and,
more specifically, describes and interprets three interrelated
trends that obtained during this period-the transformation of
diverse groups into a public, the shift from religious to secular
interests, and the sequence of revivalistic fervor and
denominational consolidation. These trends are considered with
respect to the long-term developments of history, as well as with
regard to their short-term interaction in the particular situation
of Colonial Pennsylvania. The pattern of the interaction of these
trends is delineated in detail with a view to examining the
practical evolution of American Democracy and the roots of a
distinct American civilization. It is noteworthy that The Layman's
Progress attempts to introduce a new point of view into American
Colonial historiography by focusing on contemporary attitudes
rather than interpreting the period from the viewpoint of
subsequent events. To this end the author has utilized a great deal
of unpublished source material, some of which now appears for the
first time in the Appendix. In addition, an effort has been made to
emphasize those aspects of colonial history that have heretofore
been largely neglected. Thus, the author gives special
consideration to the interaction of the various ethnic and
religious groups; more attention is devoted to religious affairs
than to political, and the German groups are examined in closer
detail than are the English groups. Thoroughly documented, clearly
and imaginatively written, The Layman's Progress is a significant
contribution to American Colonial historiography.
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