Religion, particularly the Protestant faith, is a fundamental component of American life that defines the countrys socio-cultural identity. Following the Civil War, religious leaders and laymen tapped into the countrys religious devotion in an attempt to reunite the country. The mission worked. Between 1870-1920, religious nationalism emerged and united a majority of Americans along both secular as well as theological goals, which ranged from social reform and activism to Christianizing the nation and bringing about the kingdom of God, or Christs thousand-year rule over Earth. The goal of this paper is to show how this religious nationalism developed and shaped Americas socio-religious thought into the early-twentieth century. This paper identifies changes in theology and biblical interpretations, social reform movements meant to Christianize the country, crusades against non-Protestant threats, and acts of Protestant consolidation and cooperation as the means by which Protestant nationalism developed and thrived.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-04292008-123539 |
| Date | 29 April 2008 |
| Creators | Williams, Blake |
| Contributors | Todd Kerstetter |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04292008-123539/ |
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