Contemporary Observations of American Religion in the 1870s : Pulpits and Polemics

by Schlup, Leonard; Blochowiak, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9780773451346
• ISBN10: 077345134X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr

Author Biography

Mary Ann Blochowiak served as Division Director and Editor of The Chronicles of Oklahoma, the Society's history journal.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
Plea For Religious Liberty	p. 5
The American Problem	p. 7
The Reform of Judaism	p. 21
The Sympathy of Religions	p. 25
The Theological Department in a University	p. 45
Letter on Romanian Jews to Benjamin F. Peixotto	p. 67
The Scriptural Element in Preaching	p. 69
Letter on Russian Mennonites to Hamilton Fish	p. 89
Memorandum on the Legal Position of the Hebrews in Russia	p. 93
Statements of Beliefs	p. 107
Doctrinal Creeds as Tests of Church Membership	p. 115
Sermon Preached at Consecration of Bishop William H. Hare	p. 137
Demands of Liberalism	p. 153
The Mutual Obligations of Capital and Labor	p. 155
The Canon on Ritual and the Holy Eucharist	p. 167
Rules That Should be Observed By Members of the United Order of Zion	p. 173
Science and Theology	p. 175
Prayer of Columbus	p. 181
Philadelphia Address on African Americans and Religion	p. 185
Separation of Church and School	p. 191
The Social Principle Among a People	p. 195
Teaching Christian Science	p. 201
Report of the Freedmen's Aid Society	p. 219
The Woman Question	p. 221
Religion and the State	p. 225
The Faith of Our Fathers	p. 233
Women Preachers	p. 249
Reformed Judaism	p. 251
Instructions for Funeral Services and Burial	p. 267
Education for the Pulpit	p. 269
The Dogma of Hell	p. 293
How Can Non-Church-Goers Be Reached?	p. 307
The Disciples' Prayer	p. 313
Lectures on Preaching	p. 317
The Position of the Jews in America	p. 321
What Is Inspiration?	p. 335
Encyclical Letter on Socialism	p. 341
Moses, Progress, and Poverty	p. 351
Letter on Alaskan Ministry to Sheldon Jackson	p. 359
The Watkins Convention	p. 363
Sensationalism in the Pulpit	p. 369
Letter of Resignation from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	p. 383
Reynolds v. United States	p. 389
The Public Preaching of Women	p. 407
Needed Improvements in Public Worship	p. 431
The Influence of Jesus	p. 449
Some Mistakes of Moses	p. 455
The Ministry of Tears	p. 463
Old Faiths in New Light	p. 475
Appendices	p. 481
Apportionment of Native American Tribes to Various Christian Denominations, 1875
Fourteen Largest Denominational Families, 1895
Chronology	p. 483
Suggested Readings	p. 509
Index	p. 517
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