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One firm anchor : the Church and the merchant seafarer, an introductory history /
One Firm Anchor uncovers nineteen centuries of contact between the churches and the seafarer. This extensive introductory history goes beyond anything previously written on the subject in scope and detail. Until now, much has been written of the sea, but little about the relationship of the seafarer...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
The Lutterworth Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | One Firm Anchor uncovers nineteen centuries of contact between the churches and the seafarer. This extensive introductory history goes beyond anything previously written on the subject in scope and detail. Until now, much has been written of the sea, but little about the relationship of the seafarer to Christianity.R.W.H Miller adeptly sets out the origins of seafaring mission in the Early Church and the medieval era. The early modern period is also considered, leading to a detailed exploration of the developments in the nineteenth century that saw the foundation of The Missions to Seamen, the. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (358 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780718840754 0718840755 1283865858 9781283865852 |