The rise of liberal religion :book culture and American spirituality in the twentieth century /Matthew S. Hedstrom.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

The rise of liberal religion :book culture and American spirituality in the twentieth century /Matthew S. Hedstrom.

Description

Enlarging the faith: books and the marketing of liberal religion in a consumer culture -- The religious book club: middlebrow culture and liberal Protestant seeker spirituality -- Publishing for seekers:Eugene Exman and the religious bestsellers of Harper & Brothers -- Religious reading mobilized: the book programs of World War II -- Inventing interfaith: the wartime reading campaign of the National Conference Of Christians and Jews -- Religious reading in the wake of war: American spirituality in the 1940s. 278 pages :illustrations ;24 cm

Book Details

Author

Hedstrom, Matthew.

Place Published

City

New York

Publication Subjects

Liberalism (Religion)--United States--History--20th century. Religious literature, American--Publishing--History--20th century.

Call No.

BL2525 .H443 2013

ISBN

9780195374490, 0195374495

LCCN

2012004647

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-262) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2013] Publication Info: {copy}2013