HIST 2013 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gilded Age, Evangelicalism, Vox Populi
25 Aug 2016
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Synthesis between protestant evangelicalism and republicanism found in no other nation. Bryan"s fame/influence relied on adherence to worldly faith by millions of citizens, one that resisted the compromises endemic to policy making. Bryan relied on jeffersonian principles for all campaigns. Bryan loved jefferson more than jesus because jefferson left opinion and principle regarding subjects that mattered to himself: only praised jefferson in universal terms (ex. As a militant defender of popular democracy: never discussed the parts about jefferson he didn"t like (ex. Bryan built reputation by defining a moral code through performances that were at once didactic and pleasurable. Decrease in conflict between major evangelical denominations during the gilded. Landmark: end of 19th century, liberal and conservative pastors believed in improving forms of mass entertainment rather than prohibiting them altogether: bryan used this to defend his views. Vox populi, vox dei the voice of the people is the voice of god.
