The Politics of American Religious Identity
| Author | : Kathleen Flake |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807855014 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807855010 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Politics of American Religious Identity by : Kathleen Flake
Download or read book The Politics of American Religious Identity written by Kathleen Flake and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1901 and 1907, a coalition of Protestant churches sought to expel newly elected Reed Smoot from the Senate for being a Mormon. Here, Kathleen Flake shows how the subsequent investigative hearing ultimately mediated a compromise between Progressive Era Protestantism and Mormonism and resolved the nation's long-standing "Mormon Problem."
