Congregationalists in America: A Popular History of Their Origin, Belief, Polity, Growth and Work (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Dunning, Albert E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 133110095X ISBN 13: 9781331100959

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Congregationalists in America: A Popular History of Their Origin, Belief, Polity, Growth and Work This book is an attempt to tell the story of the rise of modern Congregationalism and its growth in America. It is prepared for busy pastors, Sunday-school teachers, Bible classes, Christian Endeavor societies and all others who wish to know what the Congregational denomination stands for, what it has done in this country, what it is fitted to do, and how it is related to the kingdom of God. The chief difficulty in writing this book has been to condense into required limits the great amount of material which belongs in such a history, and at the same time to preserve a popular narrative form. Many important events and movements have been described only in the briefest outlines, which would have accumulated interest in proportion to the space given to them. Many things which must seem to many readers worthy of a place in this volume have of necessity been omitted. I have endeavored to make a continuous story of the Congregationalism of three hundred years, and my rule of selection has been to include the things which seem most essential to the continuity of the history. I have not allowed myself to take the space or to burden the pages with references in detail to authorities, though the temptation to do so was great. But I have not aimed to discuss controverted questions with students. The majority of readers have not at hand the authorities which might have been cited, nor do they usually take the pains to search for them; and this book is intended for popular use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 133110095X
• ISBN 13: 9781331100959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 588