The Kingdom of Matthias a Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America / Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz.

By:

Johnson, Paul E [Author]

Contributor(s):

Wilentz, Sean

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780199917594
0199917590

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

BR1718..3

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Prologue: Two Prophets at Kirtland; ONE: Elijah Pierson; TWO: Robert Matthews; THREE: The Kingdom; FOUR: The Downfall; Epilogue; Afterword; A Note on Sources; Notes; Acknowledgments.

Summary: Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture the forgotten story of Matthias the Prophet, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel. In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of Matthias opens a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening--movements that swept up great numbers of evangelical Americans and gave rise to new sects like the Mormons. Into this teeming environment walked a down-and-out carpenter named Robert Matthews, who announced himself as Matthias, prophet of the G.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book	G. Allen Fleece Library Online	Non-fiction	BR1718..3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn784886662

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Contents; Prologue: Two Prophets at Kirtland; ONE: Elijah Pierson; TWO: Robert Matthews; THREE: The Kingdom; FOUR: The Downfall; Epilogue; Afterword; A Note on Sources; Notes; Acknowledgments.

Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture the forgotten story of Matthias the Prophet, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel. In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of Matthias opens a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening--movements that swept up great numbers of evangelical Americans and gave rise to new sects like the Mormons. Into this teeming environment walked a down-and-out carpenter named Robert Matthews, who announced himself as Matthias, prophet of the G.

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