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Religion and violence in early American Methodism : taking the kingdom by force /
Early American Methodists commonly described their religious lives as great wars with sin and claimed they wrestled with God and Satan who assaulted them in terrible ways. Carefully examining a range of sources, including sermons, letters, autobiographies, journals, and hymns, Jeffrey Williams explo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Ind. :
Indiana University Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Religion in North America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Early American Methodists commonly described their religious lives as great wars with sin and claimed they wrestled with God and Satan who assaulted them in terrible ways. Carefully examining a range of sources, including sermons, letters, autobiographies, journals, and hymns, Jeffrey Williams explores this violent aspect of American religious life and thought. Williams exposes Methodism's insistence that warfare was an inevitable part of Christian life and necessary for any person who sought God's redemp. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253004239 0253004233 1282555146 9781282555143 9786612555145 6612555149 |