That Religion in Which All Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culture, by David G. Hackett

That Religion in Which All Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culture, by David G. Hackett

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This powerful study weaves the story of Freemasonry into the narrative of American religious history. Freighted with the mythical legacies of stonemasons’ guilds and the Newtonian revolution, English Freemasonry arrived in colonial America with a vast array of cultural baggage, which was drawn on, added to, and transformed during its sojourn through American culture. David G. Hackett argues that from the 1730s through the early twentieth century the religious worlds of an evolving American social order broadly appropriated the beliefs and initiatory practices of this all-male society. For much of American history, Freemasonry was both counter and complement to Protestant churches, as well as a forum for collective action among racial and ethnic groups outside the European American Protestant mainstream. Moreover, the cultural template of Freemasonry gave shape and content to the American “public sphere.” By including a group not usually seen as a carrier of religious beliefs and rituals, Hackett expands and complicates the terrain of American religious history by showing how Freemasonry has contributed to a broader understanding of the multiple influences that have shaped religion in American culture.

That Religion in Which All Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culture, by David G. Hackett

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• Published on: 2015-09-15
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That Religion in Which All Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culture, by David G. Hackett

Review "This study of "Freemasonry in American Culture" offers a new perspective on the evolution of American society over more than two centuries. With its impeccable historical scholarship, the volume provides an important insight into the public sphere and an alternative to Habermas's assumptions about the inherent secularity of public culture with the rise of bourgeois society."--Bryan S. Turner"Critical Research on Religion" (12/01/2014)"A scholarly work, it is easily read but fully documented with an exhaustive index, huge bibliography, and complete footnotes. Don t miss this one for sure!"--Ed King, Grand Librarian"Grand Lodge of Maine" (04/23/2014)""The book is particularly strong in its careful attention to historical self-understanding, myth and narrative, historical symbolism, and temporality. Future research on Freemasonry will benefit greatly from it."--Matthew Crow"Journal of Interdisciplinary History" (05/12/2015)"Not only engaging, but also adds significantly to our understanding of Prince Hall Masonry and the African American Church, Freemasonry and Native Americans, and Jews and Catholics."--Clyde R. Forsberg, Jr."American Historical Review" (06/01/2015)"This is a fine study. Extensive in scope and lucidly written . . . Breaks new ground."--R. William Weisberger"The Journal of American History" (06/28/2015)

From the Inside Flap "In David Hackett’s deeply researched and compellingly written study, the Masons step directly into American religious history. Hackett presents Freemasonry as a bricolage of Enlightenment pretensions, Romanticism dreams, Christian inheritances, fragments of 'ancient' wisdom, and Native American lore. It is a surprisingly multicultural story, and in Hackett's telling, Freemasonry helped create the modern American public sphere by offering a forum for collective action and male solidarity. That Religion in Which All Men Agree is religious history on a grand scale." —Robert Orsi, Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies and History at Northwestern University "There are many studies of Freemasonry, but none like this one. Combining original research with a 'big picture' synthetic story about the history of Freemasonry, That Religion in Which All Men Agree is a valuable and useful work of scholarship." —Paul Harvey, coauthor of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America "Professor Hackett examines Freemasonry as a radically tolerant power uniting European Americans and enabling men of different backgrounds—African American, Native American, Jewish, and Catholic—to integrate into the larger American society. He demonstrates how Freemasonry was used to conciliate true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance and clearly establishes the Fraternity as a robust and complex force in the evolution of American society." —S. Brent Morris, Past Master, Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, London  

About the Author David G. Hackett teaches American religious history at the University of Florida.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Editorial review from Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research and Letters By S. Eyer Reviewed by Shawn Eyer, as published in the Spring 2014 issue of Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research and Letters, pp. 85–86:Scholarly analysis of the cultural aspects of Freemasonry is always fascinating to consider, and That Religion in which All Men Agree: Freemasonry in American Culture is the latest entry in the field. The study’s author, Prof. David G. Hackett, earned his doctorate from Emory University, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Religion Department of the University of Florida. Since apologetic narratives have been so pronounced in recent internal discussions of the aspects of Freemasonry that intersect with religion, it is encouraging to see academic research on the subject. Sometimes topics that are difficult for participant-scholars to engage can be explored more freely by scholars from outside the Fraternity.Prof. Hackett acknowledges the valuable work done in the field of Masonic studies through participant scholarship (represented by journals like Ars Quatuor Coronatorum and Heredom, and conferences like the ICHF) as well as recent academic research. He points out that some academic studies have “focused on the fraternity’s sociological and economic benefits while taking little interest in Freemasonry’s beliefs and practices.” (9) He identifies one scholar, Steven C. Bullock, as overcoming this pattern. “Rather than explain away the motives of Masonic brothers . . . Bullock takes their beliefs and activities seriously and through this approach provides the most convincing argument to date for the social and cultural significance of early American Freemasonry.” (11) Hackett  points out that Bullock and several other recent historians have thus “provided valuable pathways” in his integration of Freemasonry into a narrative of American religious history.Hackett notes that the “appearance of the American Masonic fraternity accompanied the eighteenth-century development of colonial commercial cities,” and that Masonry’s appearance in these cases contributed to the “Anglicization of colonial life.” (21) He also points out that the early American Freemasons were drawn from the social élite, that they patronized the arts, and contributed to the overall cultural refinement of the colonies. Hackett points out that early American lodges had “deliberately expensive fees,” dress codes and practiced solemn ritual in the overall context of cultivating gentlemanly manners and conversation. (36) Prof. Hackett also notes the importance of esoteric streams of thought in the origins of Freemasonry and underlines early tensions and perceived divergences between conventional faith and the traditions of the Craft.In his discussion of the Revolution, Hackett explores the conflict between the Antients and the Moderns, and how this played out during the War for Independence. As the influence of the Moderns faded, America became a bastion of Freemasonry in the style of the Antients, preserving older ritual forms and somewhat more egalitarian approach to membership. He explores the famous 1778 Saint John’s Day in Philadelphia in which George Washington participated, noting several frequently overlooked details.Prof. Hackett then moves on to discuss how the rituals of Freemasonry affected participants psychologically. He cites leading brethren of the early 1800s on how Masonry’s rituals were intended to “impress the mind with a deep sense of eternal things,” and that the symbols and ceremonies were instruments of the mind “to retain knowledge and communicate it to others.” (87) One misstep here may be his suggestion that these developments were new in the early nineteenth century, as it is clear that Masons throughout the eighteenth century also experienced their rituals as transformative. However, it is true that these later brethren were more expressive and left more literary records of their impressions.Hackett’s scholarship then considers the Anti-Masonic period, and the encounters of the Craft with middle-class Protestantism and Native American culture (including over four pages about Bro. Arthur C. Parker, one of the early Fellows of the Philalethes Society). He also explores the role of Jews in Freemasonry, which grew significantly during the haskalah, as well as the early role of Catholic brethren in the Fraternity, and the later tension between the Church and the Craft. The work concludes with a summary of Freemasonry today, detailing some of the revitalization taking place, including recent Masonic restoration efforts.Considering the author’s rich academic background in religious studies, it is unfortunate that no significant treatment of the Masonic culture of the era from Albert G. Mackey up to Joseph Fort Newton is attempted. While this would have created a more well-rounded survey of American Freemasonry, That Religion in which All Men Agree is a penetrating and perceptive work that is likely to serve as a touchstone for future scholarship.

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