The Reverend Mark Matthews : an activist in the progressive era /

The Reverend Mark Matthews : an activist in the progressive era /

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Author / Creator:Soden, Dale Edward.
Imprint:Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2001.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Matthews, Mark A. -- (Mark Allison), -- 1867-1940.
Matthews, Mark A. -- (Mark Allison), -- 1867-1940
Presbyterian Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography.
Presbyterian Church -- Clergy.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11255291
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ISBN:9780295803432
0295803436
0295980214
9780295980218
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-270) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"When the Reverend Mark Allison Matthews died in February 1940, thousands of mourners gathered at a Seattle church to pay their final respects. The Southern-born Presbyterian came to Seattle in 1902. He quickly established himself as a city leader and began building a congregation that was eventually among the nation's largest, with nearly 10,000 members. Throughout his career, he advocated Social Christianity, a blend of progressive reform and Christian values, as a blueprint for building a morally righteous community."
"In telling Matthews's story, Dale Soden presents Matthews's multiple facets: a Southern-born, fundamentalist proponent of the Social Gospel; a national leader during the tumultuous years of schism within the American Presbyterian church; a social reformer who established day-care centers, kindergartens, night classes, and soup kitchens; a colorful figure who engaged in highly public and heated disputes with elected officials. Much of the controversy that surrounded Matthews centered on the proper relationship between church and state - an issue that is still hotly debated."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Soden, Dale Edward. Reverend Mark Matthews. Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2001 0295980214

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