The Age of Reform

1. Introduction--The Reform Obsession
2. Contributing Factors
   1. The Revolutionary Heritage
   2. Economic and Social Expansiveness
   3. Religious Psychology
      1. The Puritan Heritage--America as a "City on a Hill"
      2. Evangelical Optimism--Postmillenialism
   4. Structural Innovations
      1. Revolution in Communications
         1. Traveling Lecturers
         2. The Print Media
         3. The Post Office
      2. The Profession of Reform
3. Underlying Ideas
   1. Environmentalism--Human Evil Isn't Immutable
   2. Overcoming Evil With Good--Moral Suasion
   3. The Sacredness of the Individual Personality
4. Case Studies in Reform
   1. Saving the Lost--Prison Reform
   2. Nurturing Virtue
      1. The Public Schools
      2. The Temperance Movement
   3. Liberating the Oppressed
      1. The Antislavery Movement
      2. The Women's Rights Movement