Conservative Social Christianity, the Law, and Personal Morality
Wilbur F. Crafts in Washington
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3590261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gaines M Foster (Louisiana State University System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 799-819 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s000964070009630x |
| OpenAlex | W2125627935 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
In 1895, Wilbur F. Crafts opened on office in Washington, D.C. and proclaimed himself a Christian lobbyist. Over the next quarter century, until his death in 1922, he mobilized churches and individual Christians to pressure Congress on behalf of bills, some he had written, to limit divorce, to control sexuality, and to restrict or prohibit the use of narcotics and alcohol. He also led an unsuccessful campaign for federal censorship of the movies. Crafts deserves more attention than historians of American religion have paid him. His legislative accomplishments render his career important in itself, but an analysis of his theology and lobbying efforts also helps historians better conceptualize social Christianity and the social gospel
Archaeology · Censorship · Christian right · Christianity · Human sexuality · Legislature · Morality · Political science · Politics · Public morality · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Social Gospel · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Catholicism and Religious Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
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Urban Masses and Moral Order in America, 1820-1920
The American Disease, Origins Of Narcotic Control
Bonds of Affection
Rebellion against Victorianism
A Christian America
Rebellion against Victorianism
A Consuming Faith
The Culture of Liberal Protestant Progressivism, 1875-1925
A Christian America
Minor Editorials
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |