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Civilizing the World

The Social Activism of Practical Christians from Chicago to the Middle East

By: Sarah Miglio

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Civilizing the World

The Social Activism of Practical Christians from Chicago to the Middle East

By: Sarah Miglio

Civilizing the World explores the vibrancy and impact of forgotten social reformers who defied categorization within the Social Gospel or secular progressive movements. These social reformers, or "Practical Christians," functioned as a network of activists whose dedication to spiritual conversions and cultural transformation arose from a shared commitment to nonsectarian Christian cooperation and practicing Christian citizenship. Bringing together a diverse coalition of liberal Protestants, revivalists, evangelicals, and "secular" reformers, Practical Christians rejected theological divisions in favor of broad alliances committed to improving society at home and abroad. A complete understanding of the intimate relationship between local and global activism provides new insight into Practical Christians' social networks, political goals, religious identities, and international outlook. This broad reform alliance considered their domestic and global reforms as seamless tasks in modernizing the world. Just as Chicago Practical Christians labored to "civilize" their immigrant neighbors and encourage their adoption of their own Christian and American habits, like-minded Americans worked to "Christianize" and "modernize" Armenians and the Middle East. The Practical Christian coalition faltered post-World War I as evangelicals and revivalists continued to prioritize spiritual conversions while liberal Protestant and secularizing activists placed more emphasis on the process of Americanizing immigrants and the world.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666796409

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Civilizing the World

The Social Activism of Practical Christians from Chicago to the Middle East

By: Sarah Miglio

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By: Sarah Miglio

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Ambition, Art, and Image-Making in an Early Quattrocento Court

The Palazzo Trinci Frescoes

By: Sarah Roberts

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Ambition, Art, and Image-Making in an Early Quattrocento Court

The Palazzo Trinci Frescoes

By: Sarah Roberts

This study provides new interpretations of the little-known but fascinating Palazzo Trinci frescoes, relating them for the first time both to their physical context and to their social, political, and cultural environment. Chapters show how a humanist agenda subverted the historical and mythical associations more frequently used to promote powerful families, to point the Trinci family in new directions. It also shows how the artists involved adapted established civic, religious, and chivalric imagery in support of these ideas. The book argues that the resulting decorations are highly unusual for the period, in their serious political and social purpose. Positioning the Trinci as bringers of peace, not war, the family is now associated with culture and education and presented as willing to encourage debate about the character of the virtuous ruler and the nature of good government. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history and Renaissance studies.

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309

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Taylor & Francis

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1040097375

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9781040097373

Bernini and the Bell Towers

Architecture and Politics at the Vatican

By: Sarah McPhee

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Bernini and the Bell Towers

Architecture and Politics at the Vatican

By: Sarah McPhee

In 1638, Gianlorenzo Bernini began the ambitious architectural project of designing and constructing massive twin bell towers atop St. Peter's basilica. But the project failed spectacularly. This volume tells the story of the bell towers, presenting both visual and documentary evidence.

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Yale University Press

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0300089821

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9780300089820

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Civilizing the World

Civilizing the World

Civilizing the World

Civilizing the World

Ambition, Art, and Image-Making in an Early Quattrocento Court

Ambition, Art, and Image-Making in an Early Quattrocento Court

Bernini and the Bell Towers

Bernini and the Bell Towers

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