Journeymen for Jesus - Ppr.: Evangelical Artisans Confront Capitalism in Jacksonian Baltimore (Kenneth Scott Latourette Prize in Religion and Modern ... Prize in Religion and Modern Literature) - Softcover

Sutton, William R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0271017732 ISBN 13: 9780271017730

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Journeyman for Jesus When industrialization swept through American society in the nineteenth century, it brought with it turmoil for skilled artisans. Changes in technology and work offered unprecedented opportunity for some, but the deskilling of craft and the rise of factory work meant dislocation for others. Journeymen for Jesus explores how the artisan community in one city, Baltimore, responded to these life-changing developments during the years of the early republic. Baltimore in the Jacksonian years (1820s and 1830s) was America's third largest city. Its unions rivaled those of New York and Philadelphia in organization and militancy, and it was also a stronghold of evang...

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Review:

"A welcome addition to a new wave of scholarship on religion and antebellum social history that argues for the relevance of evangelical Protestantism in popular movements. . . . Sutton has done a remarkable job of combing records to discover a strand of thought and a group of men historians otherwise would know little about. His findings speak to a broad scholarly audience, and his work makes a significant contribution to several fields of historical study."

--Bruce Baird, H-Net Book Reviews

Synopsis:

Explores how the artisan community of Baltimore responded to the industrialization of America during the 1820s and 1830s. The book examines how evangelical Methodism inspired their refusal to accept second-class citizenship.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0271017732
• ISBN 13: 9780271017730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368