The Reverend Mark Matthews : an activist in the progressive era /
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Author / Creator: | Soden, Dale Edward. |
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Imprint: | Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2001. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11255291 |
ISBN: | 9780295803432 0295803436 0295980214 9780295980218 |
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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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