"Fire from the midst of you" : a religious life of John Brown /

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John Brown is usually remembered as a terrorist whose unbridled hatred of slavery drove him to the ill-fated raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Tried and executed for seizing the arsenal and attempting to spur a liberation movement among the slaves, Brown was the ultimate cause celebre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeCaro, Louis A., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Brown, John, > 1800-1859.
Brown, John, > 1800-1859 > Religion.
Brown, John > 1800-1859
1800-1899
Abolitionists > United States > Biography.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Christianity and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
Abolitionnistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
Abolitionists.
Antislavery movements.
Christianity and politics.
Religion.
Biografie
Abolitionisme.
Religieuze aspecten.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reconfiguring sainthood
  • I: A power above ourselves
  • "And they had no comforter": John Brown and the "everlasting Negro" question
  • John Brown's heritage
  • Revival, resistance, and abolition in the time of John Brown
  • II: A good cause and a sovereign God
  • The early years: autobiography and history
  • Millennial hopes, abolitionist awakenings
  • "This path of life": from Ohio to Pennsylvania
  • III: Providence and principle
  • Citizen Brown's calvinist community
  • The pursuit of success and the disappointments of providence
  • Of vows and tears
  • IV: In times of difficulty
  • Belted knights and practical shepherds
  • "We are tossing up and down"
  • The practical shepherd in Springfield
  • V: Big difficulties and firm footholds
  • A cold and snowy canaan land
  • "So we go": failed ventures and disappointing outcomes
  • "All the encouragement in my power"
  • VI: Enduring hardness
  • Ohio and beyond
  • "Kansas the outpost": an overview
  • Pottawatomie and the fatherless
  • VII: I will raise a storm
  • "The language of providence"
  • "This spark of fire"
  • "My public murder"
  • A saint's rest.

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