Sean Wilentz

Johnson and Sean Wilentz is a story of the rise and fall of a religious cult established by Robert Matthews (Matthias). Within his kingdom, Matthias and his followers, abided by Matthias, believes of the subjugation of women by men. Even though at the time the cult was in existence the United States was experiencing two great movements that urged the forward progression of women, the Market Revolution and the Second Great Awakening. Two women in particular are mentioned in Johnson and Wilentz’ book that

Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz wrote a biographical story of a man named Matthias, whose original name was Matthew Roberts. They were intrigued by his murder trial from the nineteen century (181). The storyline clearly presents controversy of Matthew Roberts way of life, his preachings, and the events that took place in his Kingdom Mount Zion. Mr. Roberts was a great influencer as a religious man during the nineteenth century. Religion, in my opinion, are one of the main symbols of this storyline

Sean Wilentz is a professor at Princeton University. He began teaching there in 1979. Mr. Wilentz has written many books on historical subjects. He has written a biography series of all the presidents, including the one I reviewed. He is the author and editor of some well known books. Some of which include: Chants Democratic and The Rise of American Democracy. Sean Wilentz is clearly qualified to write on the subject of history. The book I reviewed is a biography about the 7th president of the United

The novel The Kingdom of Matthias, A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America, written by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz. This book is filled with many controversial themes that relate to the culture during the Jackson Era, such as religion, economy, and gender roles. The book depicts women as inferior towards men, and keeps men at the top of the hierarchy. The main character Robert Matthews (Matthias) was born in a small farming village in 1788. Matthias grew up in a very strict religious

The Kingdom of Matthias, written by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz, examines the story of the self proclaimed prophet Matthias, formerly known as Robert Matthews. They tell the story of how Matthias built his kingdom based on his religious beliefs related to the Second Great Awakening. The Second Great Awakening was a religious movement that took place during the early nineteenth century. During this time period women played the role as the caregivers who stayed at home with the children while

Failed Cleansing The Kingdom of Matthias by Paul E. Johnson & Sean Wilentz is based on the story of Robert Matthews in the early 1800’s. Which sets place during the second great awakening when evangelicalism was very common in the northeastern part of the U.S. Many Americans through this period were experiencing with various religions, which Matthews tried to benefit from by starting his own religion. Due to constant personal hardships, the market revolution, influences of his new religion, and

who changed her name from Isabella and gave her famous Ain’t I a Woman speech regarding abolition and women’s rights. But before her speech, Truth actively participated in a religious cult and faced a murder charge. Authors Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz provide a descriptive account of the religious cult in their book The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-century America. Their book follows the life of Robert Matthews and the events of his life leading up to the creation

"The Kingdom of Matthias" by historians Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz examines one of the first scandals in American history. The book takes place in a time when a majority of people sought after a passionate religion. The authors wonderfully organized the book, splitting it into 4 large sections. The first and second sections were written purely to introduce the reader to Elijah Pierson and Robert Matthews, the men who started the Kingdom (or cult); the third and fourth concern the Kingdom (how

All it takes for a business to expand is an idea of how it can become successful. How do entrepreneur success and how they become successful with producing themselves, products, or organizations? Public Relations play a major part in the success for business. Public relation strategies have helped entrepreneurs and organizations producing products for customer’s interest for wealth. There are also theories that entrepreneurs and organizations use that help them to reach their goals with their products

through the help of his friend’s father who talked to Burt Cotton, the coach of the said school, who was fascinated and impressed by Mike’s size and athleticism. Sullied and underprivileged as he was, most of the students shun him except a boy named Sean