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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... divine. What makes Protestant religions unusual is their concentrated focus on the role of the individual will in the production of religious experience. This Protestant focus on the will developed as part of a long history of Christian ...
... divine. What makes Protestant religions unusual is their concentrated focus on the role of the individual will in the production of religious experience. This Protestant focus on the will developed as part of a long history of Christian ...
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... divine justice and liberation in the Old Testament.2 With its message of salvation, promise of hope to people who suffered, and emphasis on individual experience and freedom from oppressive authority, Protestant Christianity attracted ...
... divine justice and liberation in the Old Testament.2 With its message of salvation, promise of hope to people who suffered, and emphasis on individual experience and freedom from oppressive authority, Protestant Christianity attracted ...
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... divine inspiration, one had to avoid selfish attempts at manipulation. But Emerson and his followers rejected the idea that the Bible was the only true text of divine revelation. They urged all Americans to establish “an original ...
... divine inspiration, one had to avoid selfish attempts at manipulation. But Emerson and his followers rejected the idea that the Bible was the only true text of divine revelation. They urged all Americans to establish “an original ...
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... 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, and to the expectation that 20 INTRODUCTION.
... 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, and to the expectation that 20 INTRODUCTION.
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... divine providence in terms of God's hand guiding history, not simply intervening in particular situations here and there, but directing the whole course of history in a progressive way. At the same time, we have also expressed ...
... divine providence in terms of God's hand guiding history, not simply intervening in particular situations here and there, but directing the whole course of history in a progressive way. At the same time, we have also expressed ...
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