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Autore |
Noll Mark A. <1946-> |
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Titolo |
The work we have to do [[electronic resource] ] : a history of Protestants in America / / Mark A. Noll |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2002 |
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0-19-774198-3 |
1-283-09794-X |
9786613097941 |
0-19-977043-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (182 p.) |
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Collana |
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Religion in American Life |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Protestant churches - United States - History |
United States History Religious aspects Christianity |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Originally published as Protestants in America. c2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-148) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: Who are the Protestants?; CHAPTER TWO: Where Do Protestants Come From?; CHAPTER THREE: Protestants in Colonil America, 1607-1789; CHAPTER FOUR: Protestants in Charge, 1790-1865; CHAPTER FIVE: Times of Trial and Renewal, 1866-1918; CHAPTER SIX: Protestants in Modern America; CHAPTER SEVEN: Epilogue; APPENDIX: Protestant Denominations; CHRONOLOGY; FURTHER READING; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A readable, far-reaching history of a multi-denominational, multi-regional, and multi-ethnic religious group, Protestants in America explores the physical and ideological roots of the denomination up to the present day, and traces the origins of American Protestants all the way back to the first English colony at Jamestown. The book covers their involvement in critical issues from temperance to the civil rights movement, the establishment of Protestant organizations like the American Bible Society and the Salvation Army, and the significant expansion of their ethnic base since the first Africa |
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