The Reverend Mark Matthews: An Activist in the Progressive Era [Hardcover]

Dale Edward Soden (Author)

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Publication Date: November 2000

When the Reverend Mark Allison Matthews died in February 1940, thousands of mourners gathered at a Seattle church to pay their final respects. The Southern-born Presbyterian came to Seattle in 1902. He quickly established himself as a city leader and began building a congregation that was eventually among the nation's largest, with nearly 10,000 members. Throughout his career, he advocated Social Christianity, a blend of progressive reform and Christian values, as a blueprint for building a morally righteous community.In telling Matthews' story, Dale Soden presents Matthews' multiple facets: a Southern-born, fundamentalist proponent of the Social Gospel; a national leader during the tumultuous years of schism within the American Presbyterian church; a social reformer who established day-care centers, kindergartens, night classes, and soup kitchens; a colorful figure who engaged in highly public and heated disputes with elected officials. Much of the controversy that surrounded Matthews centered on the proper relationship between church and state - an issue that is still hotly debated. Dale Soden is professor of history at Whitworth College, Spokane.

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Dale Soden is professor of history at Whitworth College, Spokane.

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• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295980214
• ISBN-13: 978-0295980218
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This used book was rated "GOOD", but in fact it had many, many pages with underlining and comments written in the margin. It should have been "FAIR" or "POOR." I ordered it from Seattle Goodwill because we are in the suburbs outside Seattle -- otherwise I would have picked somewhere else.