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The Chignecto Covenanters : a regional history of reformed Presbyterianism in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 1827-1905 /

Drawing on unpublished stories, minutes, and reminiscences of Chignecto clergymen, Hay delineates Covenanter life, exploring its beliefs and traditions, leadership, relations with other Presbyterian bodies, and the causes of the movement's collapse. He focuses on two key figures in the movement...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hay, Eldon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 24.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Illustrations, maps and tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Reverend Alexander Clarke: From Ulster to Chignecto
  • 2 Irish Reformed Presbyterian Heritage and the Chignecto Covenanter Tradition
  • 3 Chignecto Covenanter Converts
  • 4 Alexander Clarke's Labours and the Watershed of 1847
  • 5 The American General Synod: Consolidation and Fragmentation
  • 6 Revival and Resolution under the Reverend Joseph Howe Brownell
  • 7 Covenanter Decline and Fall
  • Appendix: Chignecto Covenanter Congregations
  • Notes