Frederick, Peter J.

Knights of the Golden Rule : the Intellectual as Christian Social Reformer in the 1890s. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)1976. - 1 online resource (342 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Knights Awakened and Inspired; 2. Christian Inspiration Restrained: William Dean Howells and Henry Demarest Lloyd; 3. The Struggle for Christian Reformist Unity: W.D.P. Bliss and B.O. Flower; 4. The Struggle for Personal Harmony: Vida Scudder; 5. The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth: Walter Rauschenbusch and George Herron; 6. Poets of Brotherhood and Love: Edwin Markham and Ernest Crosby; 7. The Golden Rule in Action: Samuel M. Jones; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

This is a book about American intellectuals as would-be social reformers and what happens to them in the arena of practical politics. Specifically, it examines the lives of ten highly idealistic Christian socialist and anarchist intellectuals of the 1890s who were profoundly influenced --



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Christian biography--United States.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.
Christian biography--United States.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

BR1702 / .K554 1976