Caterpillars and Newfangled Religion
The Struggle for the Soul of Colonial American Presbyterianism
Caterpillars and Newfangled Religion
The Struggle for the Soul of Colonial American Presbyterianism
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Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761826163
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 12/06/2003
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.5 cm
This work explores the conflicts within colonial American Presbyterianism, providing a new explanation for the schism of the Presbyterian Church in 1741. Because of the nature of the conflict, the struggle for the soul of the church provides a rich case study in which to explore the broader transformation of patterns of thought and social structures in the middle colonies.
Chapter 1 Part One: General Contexts: The Scope of the Study; The Contour of the Eighteenth-Century Transatlantic World; The Evolution of Presbyterianism Chapter 2 Part Two: Dimensions of Conflict, 1722-1738: The Search for Doctrinal Purity; The Proper Education of the Clergy; The Assessment of Itinerancy; The Proper Theological Grounding Chapter 3 Part Three: Schism and Accommodation, 1739-1788: The Split and Its Quasi-Resolution; The Elusiveness of Unity Chapter 4 Appendix Chapter 5 Bibliography Chapter 6 Index
