Religion and violence in early American Methodism: taking the kingdom by force

Foreword / by Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein -- Introduction -- Fighting the good fight -- Contesting the good fight : warfare and the American Revolution -- The power to "kill and make alive" : the spiritual battle and the body in post-revolutionary America -- Beating their pl...

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Autor principal: Williams, Jeffrey 1973- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.] Indiana University Press 2010
En:Año: 2010
Colección / Revista:Religion in North America
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B USA / Violencia / Metáfora / Vida espiritual / Metodismo / Historia 1770-1900
B Doctrina social evangélica
Otras palabras clave:B Methodist Church History 19th century
B Language and languages Religious aspects Christianity
B Methodist Church History 18th century
B Violence Religious aspects Christianity
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Sumario:Foreword / by Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein -- Introduction -- Fighting the good fight -- Contesting the good fight : warfare and the American Revolution -- The power to "kill and make alive" : the spiritual battle and the body in post-revolutionary America -- Beating their plowshares into swords : Methodists and violence in antebellum America -- Methodist respectability and the decline of the good fight for salvation -- The Christian's warfare and social violence
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0253354447