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Hope's promise : religion and acculturation in the Southern backcountry /
This eloquent study describes the complex process of assimilation that occurred among multi-ethnic groups in Wachovia, the evangelical community that settled a 100,000-acre tract in Piedmont North Carolina from 1750 to 1860. It counters commonplace notions that evangelicalism was a divisive force in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
[2005]
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| Colección: | Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This eloquent study describes the complex process of assimilation that occurred among multi-ethnic groups in Wachovia, the evangelical community that settled a 100,000-acre tract in Piedmont North Carolina from 1750 to 1860. It counters commonplace notions that evangelicalism was a divisive force in the antebellum South, demonstrating instead the ability of evangelical beliefs and practices to unify diverse peoples and foster shared cultural values. In Hope's Promise, Scott Rohrer dissects the internal workings of the ecumenical Moravian movement at Wachovia- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817387563 0817387560 9780817357764 0817357769 |