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Keepers of the covenant : frontier missions and the decline of Congregationalism, 1774-1818 /

The first book-length treatment of its topic, this study is aimed at abolishing the old cliche that Congregationalism failed to adapt to the democratizing culture of the westward migration. Drawing on hundreds of previously unused letters, journals, and sermons, the author argues that Congregational...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rohrer, James R. (James Russell), 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Colección:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Historians and Congregational Evangelism; 2. The Missionary Impulse; 3. The Committee on Missions, 1792-1797; 4. The Connecticut Missionary Society; 5. CMS Missionaries and Revivalism; 6. The CMS and the Republican Frontier; 7. The CMS and Republican Religion; 8. Congregational Declension Reconsidered; Notes; Bibliography; Index.