The People Are Kind
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AlbakiReads Editorial Iowa’s Religious History as a Story of Pluralism and Public Life
Iowa’s Religious History as a Story of Pluralism and Public Life
Bill R. Douglas examines how Iowa’s religious landscape developed without a single tradition securing dominance. German Lutheran, Catholic, Congregationalist, Methodist, Inspirationist, Freethinking, and Meskwaki communities form part of a wider account in which cooperation emerges as a practical alternative to hegemony. The book connects religious history to public questions and civic figures, moving through subjects that include civil rights, temperance, nuclear weapons, Vatican disputes, journalism, and political life. Appearances by figures such as Black Hawk, Amelia Bloomer, Billy Sunday, Henry A. Wallace, Ann Landers, and Robert Ray place Iowa’s varied religious currents alongside its broader social history.
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- Readers interested in Iowa history and regional religious history
- Those exploring religion’s connection to civic life and social issues
- Readers interested in diverse Christian, Indigenous, and freethinking traditions
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Religious pluralismIowa historyFaith and public lifeCooperation across traditionsSocial change
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Book Overview What religion the newly opened, recently indigenous territory of Iowa would become was a matter of concern to German Lutherans, Austrian ...
What religion the newly opened, recently indigenous territory of Iowa would become was a matter of concern to German Lutherans, Austrian and French Catholics, and New England Congregationalists. But their funding proved no match for the myriad of choices Iowans had. Methodists were everywhere, and Inspirationists, Freethinkers, and Meskwakis all added to the chorus suggesting that hegemony was not a possibility and cooperation a better strategy. Religious Iowans Black Hawk, Amelia Bloomer, Annie Wittenmeyer, James B. Weaver, Billy Sunday, John R. Mott, Luigi Ligutti, Henry A. Wallace, Ann Landers, Harold Hughes, and Robert Ray all make appearances. How did Sioux City pastor George Haddock get his name on streets in California? How did Rev. George Slater contribute to civil rights? Which state was the go-to for journalists looking for an American religious consensus? How did Dubuque seminary professors feel about nuclear weapons? How did Sr. Pat Farrell parry Vatican accusations of heresy? The answers to those and many other questions the reader never thought to ask lie within. With humor, incisive analysis, and sympathy, Douglas paints a tapestry that contributes not just to religious history but argues for its importance to the history of Iowa.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Publisher: RESOURCE PUBN | ISBN: 9798385224
FormatPaperback
ISBN9798385224
EAN9798385224456
PublisherRESOURCE PUBN
Publication Date2024-12-30
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.44 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.99 Inches
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