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Cooper James F (James Fenimore), <1955-> |
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Tenacious of their liberties [[electronic resource] ] : the Congregationalists in colonial Massachusetts / / James F. Cooper, Jr |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
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0-19-774139-8 |
1-280-45386-9 |
0-19-535439-7 |
0-585-21175-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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Religion in America series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Congregational churches - Massachusetts - Government |
Congregational churches - Massachusetts - History - 17th century |
Congregational churches - Massachusetts - History - 18th century |
Congregational churches - Massachusetts - Membership |
Massachusetts Church history 17th century |
Massachusetts Church history 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-273) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations and Editorial Policies; Introduction; 1. The Implementation of the Congregational Way; 2. ""A Mixed Form"": Clerical Authority and Lay Liberty; 3. Lay ""Rebellion"" and Clerical Reaction: Antinomianism and Its Aftermath; 4. The Presbyterian Challenge; 5. Congregationalism in Crisis: The Halfway Covenant; 6. An Uneasy Balance; 7. Declension and Reform; 8. Clerical Conflict and the Decline of Sola Scriptura; 9. Perpetuation and Disintegration; 10. The Great Awakening and the Privatization of Piety; Afterword; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Introduction. 1. The Implementation of the Congregational Way. 2. ""A Mixed Form"": Clerical Authority and Lay Liberty. 3. Lay ""Rebellion"" and Clerical Reaction: Antinomianism and Its Aftermath. 4. The Presbyterian Challenge. 5. Congregationalism in Crisis: The Halfway Covenant. 6. An Uneasy Balance. 7. Declension and Reform. 8. Clerical Conflict and the Decline of Sola Scriptura. 9. Perpetuation and |
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