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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778907003321

Autore

Häberlein Mark

Titolo

The practice of pluralism : congregational life and religious diversity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1820 / / Mark Häberlein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

0-271-07813-8

0-271-05022-5

Descrizione fisica

xi, 276 p

Collana

Max Kade German-American Research Institute series

Disciplina

277.481507

Soggetti

Religious pluralism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - History - 18th century

Religious pluralism - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - History - 19th century

Lancaster (Pa.) Church history 18th century

Lancaster (Pa.) Church history 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A quest for order : the German Reformed congregation, 1733-1775 -- Growth and disruption : Lutherans and Moravians -- The English churches of colonial Lancaster -- Religious pluralism in an eighteenth-century town -- Lancaster's churches in the new republic -- The transformation of charity, 1750-1820.

Sommario/riassunto

"Studies the development of religious congregations in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1730 to 1820. Focuses on German Reformed, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, and Presbyterians. Also examines how Roman Catholics, Jews, and African Americans were absorbed into this predominantly white Protestant society"--Provided by publisher.