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