Richard McNemar : frontier heretic and Shaker apostle /

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"The first biography of a key and complex American religious figure of the nineteenth century, considered by many to be the "father of Shaker literature." Richard McNemar (1770-1839) led a remarkable life, replete with twists and turns that influenced American religions in many ways d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodwillie, Christian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]
Temas:
McNemar, Richard, > 1770-1839.
McNemar, Richard, > 1770-1839
Shakers > Biography.
Shakers.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Presbyterian and Schismatic
  • 1. Youth
  • 2. Westward Migration and Education
  • 3. Ordination
  • 4. Revival
  • 5. Rebellion
  • Part II: Shaker
  • 6. Rebirth
  • 7. The New and Living Way
  • 8. Community Foundations
  • 9. Shakers and the Shawnee Prophet
  • 10. Shaker Publications and the Expansion of Missionary Efforts
  • 11. Gospel Order in the West, James Smith, and the Ohio Mob
  • 12. War Comes to the Wabash
  • 13. Perfidy, Pilgrims, Prosecution, Progress, and Pestilence
  • 14. The End of the Beginning
  • 15. "There's Something Dead upon This Ground," or, "The Buzzards and the Flesh"
  • 16. The Struggle with Abijah Alley and Aquila Bolton
  • 17. Eleazar Goes East
  • 18. Eleazar and the Covenant
  • 19. Custos Sacrorum
  • 20. The Great Snake and the Patriarchal Skeleton
  • 21. Unrest in the West
  • 22. Freegift to the West
  • 23. "The Name or Memory of Mr. McNamar"
  • 24. The New Era
  • 25. War in Heaven
  • 26. A Wandering Star
  • 27. Look Homeward, Angel
  • 28. Aftermath and Legacy
  • Appendix 1: Richard McNemar, "A General Outline of the Past Journal of My Life"
  • Appendix 2: Richard McNemar, "Testimony of E[Leazar] Wright"
  • Appendix 3: Richard McNemar, "My Years on Earth have been but Few"
  • Appendix 4: [Archibald McCorkle?], "A Few Mourning Thoughts on McNemar's Fall," and Richard McNemar, "An Answer to the Mourning Thoughts on McNemar's Fall"
  • Appendix 5: The Expulsion of Richard McNemar
  • Appendix 6: [The Redemption of Richard McNemar]
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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