Billy Sunday in Spokane: Revivalism and Social Control

Authors

Dale E. Soden, Whitworth UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1988

Keywords

Billy Sunday, Revivalism, Spokane

Abstract

The Pacific Northwest has frequently been categorized as the least churched and least religious section of the country. And in general, most historians have accepted the notion that religion played a comparatively minor role in the development of urban life in the region. Nevertheless, during the winter of 1908-1909, as many as 35,000 people a day gathered in downtown Spokane to hear Billy Sunday preach the gospel.

Recommended Citation

Soden, Dale E. "Billy Sunday in Spokane: Revivalism and Social Control." Pacific Northwest Quarterly 79, no. 1 (1988): 10-17.