Heresy and humbug: Mormons, Millerites, and the Protestant evangelical definition of religious freedom in the Burned Over District, 1830-1845

dc.contributor.authorCummins, Brendan
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorKennedy, Lynn
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-16T19:25:33Z
dc.date.available2018-05-16T19:25:33Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe idea of religious freedom was one of the hallmarks of early nineteenth-century America, but it was not truly universal. Despite denominational differences, mainstream white evangelical Protestants formed a body of unified believers that defined “true” American religion. The Burned Over District of central New York would give birth to two religious movements, Mormonism and Millerism, that challenged the position of evangelical religion in the spiritual consciousness of the nation. The Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and the followers of William Miller’s end time prophecy were inspired by, but moved outside the boundaries of, established evangelical theology and practice. In reacting to these movements, evangelical denominations went beyond cooperation to try to forge a unified congregation of believers. In the face of religious movements that posed real challenges to their prominent position, mainstream evangelical denominations like Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians responded in strikingly similar ways, belying the notion of religious plurality.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5104
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0337en_US
dc.proquest.subject0578en_US
dc.proquest.subject0320en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Historyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectearly nineteenth century Americaen_US
dc.subjectevangelical Protestantsen_US
dc.subjectMillerismen_US
dc.subjectMormonismen_US
dc.subjectreligious freedomen_US
dc.subjectreligious pluralityen_US
dc.subjectFreedom of religion -- United States -- New York (State)en_US
dc.subjectFreedom of religion -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subjectMormon Church -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subjectMormon Church -- Relations -- Evangelicalismen_US
dc.subjectEvangelicalism -- Relations -- Mormon Churchen_US
dc.subjectMillerite movement -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subjectMillerite movement -- Relations -- Evangelicalismen_US
dc.subjectEvangelicalism -- Relations -- Millerite movementen_US
dc.subjectEvangelicalism -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subjectNew York (State) -- Church history -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subjectProtestantism -- United States -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subjectReligious pluralism -- United States -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.titleHeresy and humbug: Mormons, Millerites, and the Protestant evangelical definition of religious freedom in the Burned Over District, 1830-1845en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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