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Bible in Pocket, Gun in Hand : the Story of Frontier Religion.

""'The Story of Frontier Religion' could have been told in a great many ways, many of them dull. Here, however, interpretative matter has been kept to a minimum and source material selected with an unerring sense of humor. ... There are chapters on the styles of preaching and of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phares, Ross
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Bison Books, 2014.
Colección:Bison book ; BB524.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""'The Story of Frontier Religion' could have been told in a great many ways, many of them dull. Here, however, interpretative matter has been kept to a minimum and source material selected with an unerring sense of humor. ... There are chapters on the styles of preaching and of praying, the phenomena of revivalism, the church as a disciplinary force, frauds and 'bad men' who preached, scoffers and trouble-makers, the fiercely jocular competition among the various sects, and the hard lot of circuit ministers.""--Virginia Kirkus' Bulletin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (236 pages)
ISBN:0803255845
9780803255845