ISBN: 9780190882587 - household gods: the religious lives of the adams family (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Reflecting on his past, President John Adams mused that it was religion that had shaped his family's fortunes and young America's future. For the nineteenth century's first family, the Adamses of Massachusetts, the history of how they lived religion was dynamic and well-documented. Christianity supplied the language that Abigail used to interpret husband John's political setbacks. Scripture armed their son John Quincy to act as father, statesman, and antislavery advocate. Unitarianism gave Abigail's Victorian grandson, Charles Francis, the religious confidence to persevere in political battles on the Civil War homefront. By contrast, his son Henry found religion hollow and repellent compared to the purity of modern science. A renewal of faith led Abigail's great-grandson Brooks, a Gilded Age critic of capitalism, to prophesy two world wars. Globetrotters who chronicled their religious journeys extensively, the Adamses ultimately developed a cosmopolitan Christianity that blended discovery and criticism, faith and doubt. Drawing from their rich archive, Sara Georgini, series editor for The Papers of John Adams, demonstrates how pivotal Christianity - as the different generations understood it - was in shaping the family's decisions, great and small. Spanning three centuries of faith from Puritan New England to the Jazz Age, Household Gods tells a new story of American religion, as the Adams family lived it.…

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. 9.3 X 1.1 X 6.4 inches; 284 pages; B&W illustrations. Few minor surface speckles on the covers inside the DJ and on front and rear endpapers. Very minor rubbing on DJ. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Sticker on DJ's barcode.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. …

Very nice bright copy; cream card covered boards with red gilt lettering on spine; pages appear white and clean; smart dust jacket with good straight edges. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.

hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 376 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. 2019. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 376 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.