5. “The Modern Temper”: From Ritual to Service

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Part 1. Masonry in the Nineteenth Century
7. 1. Masonry Revealed: An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Masonry 3
8. 2. Sacred Masonry: Ritual and Religion 31
9. 3. Brotherhood and Respectability 72
10. Part 2. Masonry in the 1920s
11. 4. The Defense of Americanism: Masonry’s Emergence into the Secular World 115
12. 5. “The Modern Temper”: From Ritual to Service 148
13. 6. Social Activities and Auxiliary Organizations: From Temple to Club 185
14. Conclusion 218
15. Appendixes 223
16. Notes 233
17. Selected Bibliography 281
18. Index 295
19. Backmatter 310