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Jan 26, 2008 josiah strong, a protestant clergyman and author of our country. Grose multiple formats at strong, josiah, 18471916, contrib aliens or americans. Its possible future and its present crisis by josiah strong, 1885 online research library. Josiah strong april 14, 1847 june 26, 1916, american. Strong trumpeted the superiority of anglosaxon civilization and summoned americans to spread their religion and their values to the backward peoples. Us history since 1865 primary source 2 josiah strongs book.

Its possible future and its present crisis, and looked overseas for new souls to harvest. Its possible future and its present crisis josiah strong on. This quiz will ask you five questions about josiah strong s influential book, our country. This quiz will ask you five questions about josiah strongs influential book, our country. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.

Books by josiah strong author of our country goodreads. He supported missionary work so that all races could be improved and uplifted and thereby brought to christ. Josiah strong 18471916 was a clergyman and writer who preached of the saving power of protestant religious values. Josiah strong, a prominent congregationalist minister from ohio, was among the most concerned. Our country, its possible future and its present crisis josiah strong. Josiah strong project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Josiah strongjosiah strong 18471916 was one of americas leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Strong s writings, which connected ideas of racial superiority with a christian missionary impulse, showed how evangelical christianity could provide the underpinnings for american empire. Josiah strong, from our country 1885 no writer did more to popularize the idea of anglosaxon supremacy than the protestant clergyman josiah strong. Josiah also believes that the angolosaxons were from natural selection and that with them emigrating,god is with them. Born in naperville, illinois in 1847, he moved to ohio with his family when he was five years old.

Why did the reverend josiah strong advocate american expansion. Josiah strong 18471916 was one of americas leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rich in idealistic exhortation and social commentary, the. Its possible future and its present crisis, a book written by protestant cleric josiah strong our country, a song performed by john mellencamp featured on his 2007 album freedoms road. Its possible future and its present crisis classic.

Of course, the roots of american expansionism lay deep in the nations history. Every race which has deeply impressed itself on the human family has been the representative of some great ideaone. In his 1885 book our country, strong argued that anglo saxons are a superior race who must christianize and civilize the savage races, which he argued. Over a period of 30 years the book sold 175,000 copies. Josiah strongs most popular book is neighborly adversaries. Our country by josiah strong, 97812965379, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

No writer did more to popularize the idea of anglosaxon. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages our country. Josiah strong was an american protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. He was a leader of the third great awakening and a founder of the social gospel movement that sought to apply protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrialization, urbanization and immigration. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Our country documentary, a 2003 documentary on country music. Its possible future and its present crisis josiah strong was a protestant clergyman who had a tremendous impact on society in america in the late 19th and early 20th.

Josiah strong and the protestant clergy thus, there had been some consultation among these three men concerning strongs book, which was to be one of the most eloquent moral sanctions and practical explanations of american expansion into the area of the pacific at the turn of the century. German give greater growing growth hands home missionary hundred idaho immigration influence institutions intelligence joseph cook josiah strong kingdom labor less liberty liquor power live luxury mammonism manufacturing means ment mighty millions missions. Its possible future and its present crisis by josiah. Josiah strong was a protestant clergyman who had a tremendous impact on society in america in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In his 1885 book our country, strong argued that anglosaxons are a superior race who must christianize and civilize the savage races, which he argued. Its possible future and its present crisis josiah strong full view 1885. Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for mla, apa and chicagoturabian citation styles. Josiah strong 18471916 was an american protestant clergyman, missionary leader and author. Published in 1886, strongs our country spoke immediately and eloquently to protestant america. He was a leader of the third great awakening and a founder of the social gospel movement that sought to apply protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by. Josiah strong was a protestant clergyman who had a tremendous impact on society in america in the late 19th and early 20th. Dec 19, 2011 our country its possible future and its present crisis 100th thousand. The following excerpts are taken from pages 17477 of his book, our country.

During his stint at central, strong was asked to update a manual used by the congregational missionary society. Josiah strong has 34 books on goodreads with 66 ratings. Muller j osiah strong, whose career as a congregationalist minister spanned the period 18691916, was recognized as a pioneer social reformer who devoted his efforts to awakening the church and the nation to the challenge of the city. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. When he was five years old, strongs family moved to hudson, ohio, and it was there that he spent the rest of his childhood. But his contribution to this book is brief a 5page introendorsement. Aclergyman who proposed revolutionary religionoriented solutions to perceived inequities in americas social and economic network, josiah strong adhered to a brand of christianity that came to be known as christian socialism. Childrens book of the bible by josiah strong and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. American theological library association historical monographs collection, 1885 electronic book 229 pages.

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Its possible future and its present crisis, was written for a limited purpose. He was a leader of the social gospel movement, calling for social justice and combating social evils. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Mar 31, 2017 author of our country, the challenge of the city, the next great awakening, the new era, the times and young men, our world, expansion under new worldconditions, the twentieth century city josiah strong open library. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Strong, like many other people, believed the anglosaxon people were superior to. No writer did more to popularize the idea of anglosaxon supremacy than the protestant clergyman josiah strong. Home missionary society of the united brethren church, c1906, by howard b. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s. Josiah strong, our country 1885 pious missionaries,were inspired by books like strong s our country.

However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Questia read the fulltext online edition of our country. Josiah strong was an american congregationalist clergyman and a central figure in the social gospel movement. Strongs writings, which connected ideas of racial superiority with a christian missionary impulse, showed how evangelical christianity could provide the underpinnings for american empire. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. Josiah strong american clergyman josiah strong was an american protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. In our country, strong articulated some of his most strongly held beliefs. The collection contains a small body of papers and books related to josiah strong 18471916 in the possession of his two daughters, elsie and margery strong. The book will speak for itself to every man who cares enough for the welfare of our country to read it, and who has.

He attended western reserve college, graduating in 1869, and entered seminary school at lane theological seminary. When he was five years old, strong s family moved to hudson, ohio, and it was there that he spent the rest of his childhood. Our country book by josiah strong 14 available editions. Its possible future and its present crisis, in which he urged anglosaxons to civilize and christianize the american west. During the socalled gilded age, many social commentators worried about the effects of unchecked urban development. Josiah strong april 14, 1847 june 26, 1916 was an american protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author. Our country its possible future and its present crisis is an unchanged, highquality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Strong, like many other people, believed the anglosaxon people were superior to nonchristian, nonwhite peoples. Josiah strong strong, josiah, 18471916 a wikipedia article about this author is available strong, josiah, 18471916, contrib aliens or americans.

Josiah strongs book our country 1885 editors note with the annexation of puerto rico and the philippines as a result of the spanishamerican war, the united states emerged for the first time as a ruler of an overseas empire. American home missionary society, 1885 home missions 229 pages. Its possible future and its present crisis, the reverend josiah strong advocated american expansion to spread american religion and values by the 1890s, the u. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Its possible future and its present crisis, illustrates the feeling of white superiority in the united states in the 1880s and 1890s. Its possible future and its present crisis, josiah strong, with introduction by austin phelps, new york. The result was our country 1885, one of the most influential books of the late nineteenth century. It is because several factors and normally done by naughty and problematic teenagers at the age around 14 to early 20s.