- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Sermon comparing the declining Roman Empire and the modern US
- Creator:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
- Date of Original:
- 1929/2003
- Subject:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985--Sermons
Sermons, American--20th century
Sermons, American--African American authors
Sermons--South Carolina
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794. History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Rome--Civilization
United States--Civilization
Families--Religious aspects--Christianity
Maintenance
Spiritual life--Christianity
Christian ethics--United States
Pleasure--Religious aspects--Christianity - People:
- Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Two page handwritten sermon that compares the decline and fall of the Roman Empire with the deterioration of national, personal, and spiritual life. The sermon refers to Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, then emphasizes the failings of letting home life deteriorate, of neglecting personal growth, of becoming preoccupied with pleasure sports, of focusing too heavily on external battles, and of withdrawing from one's religious practice.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Local Identifier:
- pnsuuuu
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/2228
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:2228/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Digital image copyright 2008, The University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. For more information contact South Carolina Political Collections, USC, Columbia, SC 29208.
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: Newman, Sermons, n.d., f.3, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
-
Sermon comparing the declining Roman Empire and the modern US
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