The Kingdom of Matthias

The Kingdom of Matthias
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 0195098358
ISBN-13 : 9780195098358
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Book Synopsis The Kingdom of Matthias by : Paul E. Johnson

Download or read book The Kingdom of Matthias written by Paul E. Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-08-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by distinguished historians with the force of a novel, this book reconstructs the web of religious ecstacy, greed, and seduction within the cult of the Prophet Matthias in New York in 1834 and captures the heated atmosphere of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening. Illustrations.


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