num_pages: 171
description: Shows that the beach has been a site for religious revival for as long as it's been a haven from the workday world. This history of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, examines how the emergence of the beach appeared hand in hand with America's need to escape the secular world of work through leisure and religious renewal.
language: English
title: Holy Leisure: Recreation and Religion in God's Square Mile
titlecomplete: Holy Leisure: Recreation and Religion in God's Square Mile
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Temple University Press