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A paradise of reason : William Bentley and Enlightenment Christianity in the early republic / J. Rixey Ruffin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruffin, J. Rixey (James Rixey)
- Series:
- Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
- Religion in America series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity and politics--United States--History--18th century.
- Christianity and politics.
- Republicanism--United States--History--18th century.
- Republicanism.
- Christianity and politics--United States--History--19th century.
- Republicanism--United States--History--19th century.
- Bentley, William, 1759-1819.
- Bentley, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- William Bentley was pastor of the East Church in Salem Massachusetts from 1783 intil his death in 1819. There, he ministered to the sailors, widows, artisans, and captains of the waterfront. He offered his flock a faith grounded by the dual pillars of a benevolent deity and salvation through moral living.
- Contents:
- The revolution on the corner of Main and Hardy
- Classical liberalism
- Christian naturalism
- Spiritual libertarianism
- Republicanism emergent
- Economic republicanism
- The liberal symbiosis
- Republicanism victorious
- Vox populi, vox Dei
- William Bentley and the limits of revolutionary ideology.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-259) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029610-0
- 1-281-16550-6
- 1-4356-2040-2
- 9786611165505
- 0-19-804374-0
- OCLC:
- 922953541
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