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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... believed that the Catholic Church would flourish in the United States, but also that it would play a major role in the fulfillment of America's historical destiny as a Christian nation, which Puritans had first foreseen. This American ...
... believed that the Catholic Church would flourish in the United States, but also that it would play a major role in the fulfillment of America's historical destiny as a Christian nation, which Puritans had first foreseen. This American ...
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... for family life, and hopes for a promised land. The New England Puritans hoped that they were God's chosen people, as they believed the Jews had once been, and that America would be the New Israel. Growing out of. I 2 INTRODUCTION.
... for family life, and hopes for a promised land. The New England Puritans hoped that they were God's chosen people, as they believed the Jews had once been, and that America would be the New Israel. Growing out of. I 2 INTRODUCTION.
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... believed that they knew what people needed, and offered promises and hopes of salvation in compelling ways. These skillful preachers inspired commercial advertisers even as they, in turn, were inspired by increasingly sophisticated ...
... believed that they knew what people needed, and offered promises and hopes of salvation in compelling ways. These skillful preachers inspired commercial advertisers even as they, in turn, were inspired by increasingly sophisticated ...
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... believed, with the relationship between husband and wife mirroring the covenant of grace between God and each saint. In other cultures, gender ties among father, sons, and uncles, or among women and their female kin, figured more ...
... believed, with the relationship between husband and wife mirroring the covenant of grace between God and each saint. In other cultures, gender ties among father, sons, and uncles, or among women and their female kin, figured more ...
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... believed that grace enabled saints to act in accordance with divine will. This belief gave Puritans, and the larger culture they influenced, a strongly moralistic aspect. It also contributed to the energetic aspect of American culture ...
... believed that grace enabled saints to act in accordance with divine will. This belief gave Puritans, and the larger culture they influenced, a strongly moralistic aspect. It also contributed to the energetic aspect of American culture ...
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