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The lives of David Brainerd : the making of an American evangelical icon / John A. Grigg.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Grigg, John A.
Series:
Religion in America series The lives of David Brainerd
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Missionaries--East (U.S.)--Biography.
Missionaries.
Mohegan Indians--Missions.
Mohegan Indians.
Delaware Indians--Missions.
Delaware Indians.
Brainerd, David, 1718-1747.
Brainerd, David.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 p.)
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
David Brainerd is one of the most enigmatic figures in American religious history. This is a biography of Brainerd, drawing on everything from town records and published sermons to hand-written fragments to tell the story not only of Brainerd's life, but of his legend.
Contents:
Contents; Introduction; 1 A Child of Two Worlds; 2 Sojourner; 3 Pastor; 4 Jonathan Edwards's Life of Brainerd; 5 John Wesley's Life of Brainerd; 6 From Wesley to Woodstock; Conclusion; Appendix I: Brainerd Manuscript Diaries; Appendix II: Life of Brainerd and Mirabilia Publications; Abbreviations; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-988819-1
9786612335396
1-282-33539-1
0-19-970710-3
OCLC:
495937135

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