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Tenacious of their liberties : the Congregationalists in colonial Massachusetts / James F. Cooper, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooper, James F. (James Fenimore), 1955- author.
- Series:
- Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Religion in America series
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Congregational churches--Massachusetts--History--17th century.
- Congregational churches.
- Congregational churches--Massachusetts--History--18th century.
- Congregational churches--Massachusetts--Government.
- Congregational churches--Massachusetts--Membership.
- Massachusetts--Church history--17th century.
- Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts--Church history--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-273) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-774139-8
- 1-280-45386-9
- 0-19-535439-7
- 0-585-21175-2
- OCLC:
- 609831212
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