The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America by Sean Wilentz, Paul E. Johnson

The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America

Sean Wilentz, Paul E. Johnson

240 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history religion reflective medium-paced
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This narrative history brings to life the spiritual and sexual tensions of mid-19th-century America through the sensational story of the cult of Matthias.

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