OpenStax
Open Stax: An Awakening of Religion and Individualism
This section of a chapter on "Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses" explains the connection between Evangelical Protestantism and the Second Great Awakening and describes the message of the transcendentalists.
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Southern Spaces: Overview: Religion and the Us South
This article explores the role of religion in forging the character of Southerners. It looks at different time periods, starting prior to 1830 and on up to 2000, and the many different historical events history that shaped religion in...
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For Many, One: Kulturkampfen (Wars for Civilization) of the 1920s
A brief overview of the tumult and change happening in the United States in the 1920s. Read about the resurgance of the KKK, prejudice against immigrants, modernism for women, and evangelical Protestantism. Hyperlinks to a more detailed...