Philadelphia's enlightenment, 1740-1800 : Kingdom of Christ, empire of reason

Nina Reid-Maroney.
Author/Creator:
Reid-Maroney, Nina, 1961-
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
xv, 199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Availability

Charles Library - Stacks (4th floor)

Call Number Description Type Availability
BR520 .R43 2001

Details

Series Title:
  • Contributions to the study of world history, no. 81.
  • Contributions to the study of world history no. 81.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-194) and index.
Contents:
Awakening: Science and Culture -- "To Glorify God in Harmonious Quiet" -- A Balm in Gilead -- Awakening and Enlightenment in the New Side Academies -- "A Hotbed of Hypothesis": The Edinburgh Medical School -- The Enthusiast-Practitioner: Benjamin Rush -- The Circle Widens: Samuel Stanhope Smith -- The Kingdom of Christ and the Empire of Reason.
Summary:
Traces the interwoven histories of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening by reconstructing Philadelphia's celebrated culture of 18th-century science.
Subject:
ISBN:
  • 9780313314728
  • 0313314721
LC Classification:
BR520 .R43 2001
Catalog Record ID:
991013858209703811
Language:
English

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