American Religious HistoryAmanda Porterfield John Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 352 pages In this outstanding historical reader, the editor has gathered nine essays and over thirty primary documents to present a coherent picture of the history of American religion. |
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... England Mind (1939), Jonathan Edwards (1949), Roger Williams (1953), and Errand into the IVilderness (1956), Miller emphasized the Puritans' role in shaping American culture and intellectual life. Charles S. Prebish is Professor of ...
... England Mind (1939), Jonathan Edwards (1949), Roger Williams (1953), and Errand into the IVilderness (1956), Miller emphasized the Puritans' role in shaping American culture and intellectual life. Charles S. Prebish is Professor of ...
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... England. Even if these founders were reluctant to extend the privilege to others, their limited investment in religious freedom played a crucial role in the historical development of American culture and self-understanding. Strong ...
... England. Even if these founders were reluctant to extend the privilege to others, their limited investment in religious freedom played a crucial role in the historical development of American culture and self-understanding. Strong ...
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... England Puritanism. The Puritans espoused idealized versions of these realities that have continued to shape ideas about what America should be. The Puritans' vision of America figured importantly in the construction of American culture ...
... England Puritanism. The Puritans espoused idealized versions of these realities that have continued to shape ideas about what America should be. The Puritans' vision of America figured importantly in the construction of American culture ...
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... England Puritans, Roger Williams accused the Puritan leaders of New England of persecuting others for conscience's sake. These leaders defended themselves by saying that they had come to America in order to have freedom to establish ...
... England Puritans, Roger Williams accused the Puritan leaders of New England of persecuting others for conscience's sake. These leaders defended themselves by saying that they had come to America in order to have freedom to establish ...
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... England Puritans and their religious descendants prized individual conscience as the prime zone of God's relationship to believers. They opposed any interference that seemed to obscure the individual's relationship to God, or divert ...
... England Puritans and their religious descendants prized individual conscience as the prime zone of God's relationship to believers. They opposed any interference that seemed to obscure the individual's relationship to God, or divert ...
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