{"product_id":"popular-amusements-destructive-constructive","title":"Popular Amusements: Destructive \u0026 Constructive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vast crowds are losing their heads over games and live for nothing else\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (7).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloth 12mo, 233pp. VG+ with light toning, rubbing to tips and mottling to textblock edges only. In a VG- dust jacket with light general soil\/discoloration and shallow chipping at the corners and spine ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn evangelical Christian assessment of \"Popular Amusements\" in the United States, intended to inspire \"an aversion for destructive and unclean amusement\" among \"young people or those of more mature minds.\" The authors take turns deriding \"destructive\" amusements, like the theater, of which they say, \"\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eits mission is to hold the mirror up to nature and that nature is a cesspool.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Acceptable \"Christian recreation\" is limited to educational and morally fortifying pursuits, including Chautauqua initiatives, radio clubs and baseball.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"Cokesbury Press\" was adopted around 1923 to centralize Methodist publications and expand their appeal beyond denominational lines. The nondescript name was intended to, \"increase the sale of books written by Southern Methodist authors, bring a greater financial return to them, and act as a stimulus to the production of more books and better books by our own writers.\" (Announcement in the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Conference Annual\u003c\/em\u003e, 1923)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phipps, Lee R. and Dewitt; John E. Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423515463830,"sku":"Q2291","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-224_ee82ac4c-803e-4d71-aaa8-49498b0624bc.jpg?v=1782076583","url":"https:\/\/alsobooksbooks.com\/products\/popular-amusements-destructive-constructive","provider":"Haec City \/ Also Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}