ISBN: 9780195091663 - Keepers of the Covenant: Frontier Missions and the Decline of Congregationalism, 1774-1818 (religion in America) (18 results)

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Condition: New. Challenging the traditional interpretation of the decline of the Congregationalists in the USA, this study overturns many generalizations about these aggressive frontier evangelists and refutes conventional wisdom about church growth and religious declension. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HRCC2; HRCC93; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500. . 1995. hardcover. . . . .…

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Hardback. Condition: New. Rohrer challenges the traditional interpretation of the decline of the Congregationalists. Drawing heavily on unpublished manuscripts, the author shows that, rather than failing to adapt to the democratizing culture of the western migration, they were in fact aggressive frontier evangelists. In the course of proving this, Rohrer overturns many generalizations about the Congretationalists, and challenges conventional wisdom about church growth and religious declension.…

Condition: New. Challenging the traditional interpretation of the decline of the Congregationalists in the USA, this study overturns many generalizations about these aggressive frontier evangelists and refutes conventional wisdom about church growth and religious declension. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HRCC2; HRCC93; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500. . 1995. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Rohrer challenges the traditional interpretation of the decline of the Congregationalists. Drawing heavily on unpublished manuscripts, the author shows that, rather than failing to adapt to the democratizing culture of the western migration, they were in fact aggressive frontier evangelists. In the course of proving this, Rohrer overturns many generalizations about the Congretationalists, and challenges conventional wisdom about church growth and religious declension.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The first book-length treatment of its topic, this study is aimed at abolishing the old cliche that Congregationalism failed to adapt to the democratizing culture of the westward migration. Drawing on hundreds of previously unused letters, journals, and sermons, the author argues that Congregational missionaries were aggressive evangelists who successfully adjusted to the egalitarian demands of the early republican frontier. Keepers of the Covenantcritically examines the various explanations for the decline of Congregationalism after the American Revolution, and in the process, overturns generalizations that have prevailed for years. The conclusion offers areinterpretation of Congregationalist decline that challenges much conventional wisdom about church growth. It will interest not only church historians and students of early republican America, but also sociologists and all those concerned with the decline of the Protestant "mainline" today. Rohrer challenges the traditional interpretation of the decline of the Congregationalists. The author shows that, rather than failing to adapt to the democratizing culture of the western migration, they were in fact aggressive frontier evangelists. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Keepers of the Covenant | Frontier Missions and the Decline of Congregationalism, 1774-1818 | James R. Rohrer | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1997 | Oxford University Press | EAN 9780195091663 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …

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Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1774 the Congregationalists were the largest religious group in America; by 1830 they ranked only fourth. Scholars have advanced various explanations for this decline. Most commonly, they have blamed an elite, reactionary clergy unable to adapt themselves to the democratizing culture of the western migration. This book challenges the reductiveness of that traditional interpretation. With hundreds of letters, diaries, field reports, and sermons at his disposal, James Rohrer examines the background and evangelistic style of the frontier missionaries to show that Congregational missionaries took the frontier seriously, adapting themselves to its requirements. They failed to flourish numerically, Rohrer argues, in part because they were too demanding in their ideal of the pure church. This finding flies in the face of the currently fashionable theory that strict, sectarian groups thrive precisely because they are stricter and more sectarian. As the first full-length treatment of the Congregationalist response to frontier democracy, Keepers of the Covenant will interest church historians and students of early republican America, as well as sociologists and anyone concerned with the decline of the Protestant mainline. …

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