Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family

Author:   Sara Georgini (Series Editor, Series Editor, The Papers of John Adams, the Massachusetts Historical Society)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197647219


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 January 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Sara Georgini (Series Editor, Series Editor, The Papers of John Adams, the Massachusetts Historical Society)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780197647219


ISBN 10:   0197647219
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Its sweep through generations allows readers to feel the change of centuries in the intimate ruminations of thoughtful people. It offers a clear narrative that students can learn much from, particularly when they compare the voices of the Adamses with those of the many Americans who disputed their vantage point on U.S. Christianity. * Katherine Carté, William and Mary Quarterly * Students and teachers of American religious history and political culture alike should find this factually rich, insightful, and artfully written study interesting and profitable. * Journal of American History * Sara Georgini has the knack of making dry history as interesting as a novel can be... It is a must-read for everybody who is interested in American history. * Washington Book Review * This concise, well-written history helps address the role that Protestant Christianity played in guiding and shaping the Adams family and the country they served. * Library Journal * The changing nature of American Protestant belief is skillfully illustrated in Georgini's close study of the religious evolution of the well-educated, well-traveled Adams family . . . the subject is fascinating. * Publishers Weekly * Household Gods is a necessary and important addition to the existing scholarly literature on how Unitarianism shaped the Adamses and, through them, the United States. * The Washington Review * Students and teachers of American religious history and political culture alike should find this factually rich, insightful, and artfully written study interesting and profitable. * Journal of American History *


Students and teachers of American religious history and political culture alike should find this factually rich, insightful, and artfully written study interesting and profitable. -- Journal of American History Sara Georgini has the knack of making dry history as interesting as a novel can be... It is a must-read for everybody who is interested in American history. -- Washington Book Review This concise, well-written history helps address the role that Protestant Christianity played in guiding and shaping the Adams family and the country they served. --Library Journal The changing nature of American Protestant belief is skillfully illustrated in Georgini's close study of the religious evolution of the well-educated, well-traveled Adams family . . . the subject is fascinating. --Publishers Weekly Household Gods is a necessary and important addition to the existing scholarly literature on how Unitarianism shaped the Adamses and, through them, the United States. --The Washington Review Students and teachers of American religious history and political culture alike should find this factually rich, insightful, and artfully written study interesting and profitable. --Journal of American History


Sara Georgini has the knack of making dry history as interesting as a novel can be... It is a must-read for everybody who is interested in American history. -- Washington Book Review This concise, well-written history helps address the role that Protestant Christianity played in guiding and shaping the Adams family and the country they served. --Library Journal The changing nature of American Protestant belief is skillfully illustrated in Georgini's close study of the religious evolution of the well-educated, well-traveled Adams family . . . the subject is fascinating. --Publishers Weekly Household Gods is a necessary and important addition to the existing scholarly literature on how Unitarianism shaped the Adamses and, through them, the United States. --The Washington Review Students and teachers of American religious history and political culture alike should find this factually rich, insightful, and artfully written study interesting and profitable. --Journal of American History


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Sara Georgini is series editor for The Papers of John Adams, part of the Adams Papers editorial project based at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston. She earned her doctorate in history from Boston University.

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