Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia: Preaching Religion and Community : with Selected Sermons and Other Primary DocumentsEdward L. Bond Due to a perceived lack of resources, historians of colonial-era Virginia have generally heaped their attention on regional politics and virtually ignored the area's rich religious history. Even at a time of revived interest in Virginia's religious atmosphere, few scholars have opted to examine what is perhaps one of the region's most valuable primary resources: sermon literature. Edward L. Bond offers a reappraisal of religion's place in the colonies, fully chronicling as well as contextualizing the practice of religion and church activities in early America. He explains the inextricable ties between religious life and community life, setting the stage for sermons and original documents that color in a vibrant picture of life in the Virginia colony. The sermons appear as they do in the original, with all notes and marginalia intact. Bond's own notes provide definitions of obscure words and terms, explanations of arcane allusions, and references for unattributed citations. His commentary vastly enriches our appreciation not only of the texts, but also of their writers and the important role these clergymen played in shaping the young nation. Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia is fascinating reading for armchair and professional historians alike, and is an ideal teaching tool for courses in early American history. |
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... Religion and Community : with Selected Sermons and Other Primary Documents Edward L. Bond. Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia This One UUBJ - SUA - YQWR Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia Preaching Religion and Community.
... Religion and Community : with Selected Sermons and Other Primary Documents Edward L. Bond. Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia This One UUBJ - SUA - YQWR Spreading the Gospel in Colonial Virginia Preaching Religion and Community.
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... Colonial Virginia Preaching Religion and Community With Selected Sermons and Other Primary Documents Introduction and Notes by Edward L. Bond LEXINGTON BOOKS Lanham Boulder New York Toronto Oxford Published in association with Colonial ...
... Colonial Virginia Preaching Religion and Community With Selected Sermons and Other Primary Documents Introduction and Notes by Edward L. Bond LEXINGTON BOOKS Lanham Boulder New York Toronto Oxford Published in association with Colonial ...
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... Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P.O. Box 1776 , Williamsburg , Virginia 23187-1776 www.colonialwilliamsburg.org Copyright © 2005 by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be ...
... Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P.O. Box 1776 , Williamsburg , Virginia 23187-1776 www.colonialwilliamsburg.org Copyright © 2005 by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be ...
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... Colonial Virginia 3 Part Two : Documents Chapter 2 John Page : A Deed of Gift to My Dear Son 75 Chapter 3 James Blair : Our Saviour's Divine Sermon on the Mount 99 The Peacemakers 102 The Exemplariness of Our Good Works 110 General ...
... Colonial Virginia 3 Part Two : Documents Chapter 2 John Page : A Deed of Gift to My Dear Son 75 Chapter 3 James Blair : Our Saviour's Divine Sermon on the Mount 99 The Peacemakers 102 The Exemplariness of Our Good Works 110 General ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Brief History of Religion in Colonial Virginia | 3 |
Documents | 73 |
John Page A Deed of Gift to My Dear Son | 75 |
James Blair Our Saviors Divine Sermon on the Mount | 99 |
The Peacemakers | 102 |
The Exemplariness of Our Good Works | 110 |
General Observations on the Lords Prayer | 118 |
Samuel Davies | 159 |
The Duty of Christians to Propagate Their Religion among Heathens | 176 |
Thomas Bacon Second Sermon on Colossians 41 | 199 |
William Dawson A Christmas Sermon | 213 |
William Stith The Nature and Extent of Christs Redemption | 219 |
Charles Clay Sermon on Canticles 213 | 235 |
The Baptist Perspective | 247 |
The Virginia Chronicle | 248 |
James Maury | 129 |
Sermon Number 90 | 133 |
Sermon Number 130 | 141 |
Sermon Number 177 | 148 |
Selected Bibliography | 265 |
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