A Nation with the Soul of a Church
Title | A Nation with the Soul of a Church PDF eBook |
Author | O. C. Edwards Jr. |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2013-08-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0313393869 |
From the very beginning, religious leaders have influenced the course of American history—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. This book examines those Christian sermons that set or changed the course of the nation. What did 18th-century preacher Jonathan Edwards really mean to convey with is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon? What Southern minister did most to encourage secession of the Southern states from the Union? And why does Martin Luther King Jr. need to be remembered for more than his "I Have a Dream" speech? This book examines the sermons that have shaped American history from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the Obama administration. It provides extended biographical treatments of those who preached them, thereby providing readers with the historical context of the sermon, an explanation of what made these orations so effective, and an understanding of the role of religion in American history. Author O.C. Edwards Jr. supplies insightful and interesting coverage of Christian preachers and sermons that will engage anyone interested in America's religious or social history. The book addresses the religious philosophies and speeches of individuals such as William Sloan Coffin Jr., Russell Conwell, Charles Coughlin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Billy Graham, Anne Hutchinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Patricia Merchant, John Winthrop, and Jeremiah Wright.
The Nation with the Soul of a Church
Title | The Nation with the Soul of a Church PDF eBook |
Author | Sidney Earl Mead |
Publisher | Mercer University Press |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780865541887 |
A Nation with the Soul of a Church
Title | A Nation with the Soul of a Church PDF eBook |
Author | O. C. Edwards Jr. |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 425 |
Release | 2013-08-12 |
Genre | Religion |
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From the very beginning, religious leaders have influenced the course of American history—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. This book examines those Christian sermons that set or changed the course of the nation. What did 18th-century preacher Jonathan Edwards really mean to convey with is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon? What Southern minister did most to encourage secession of the Southern states from the Union? And why does Martin Luther King Jr. need to be remembered for more than his "I Have a Dream" speech? This book examines the sermons that have shaped American history from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the Obama administration. It provides extended biographical treatments of those who preached them, thereby providing readers with the historical context of the sermon, an explanation of what made these orations so effective, and an understanding of the role of religion in American history. Author O.C. Edwards Jr. supplies insightful and interesting coverage of Christian preachers and sermons that will engage anyone interested in America's religious or social history. The book addresses the religious philosophies and speeches of individuals such as William Sloan Coffin Jr., Russell Conwell, Charles Coughlin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Billy Graham, Anne Hutchinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Patricia Merchant, John Winthrop, and Jeremiah Wright.
A Church with the Soul of a Nation
Title | A Church with the Soul of a Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis D. Airhart |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2014-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0773589309 |
"As Canadian as the maple leaf" is how one observer summed up the United Church of Canada after its founding in 1925. But was this Canadian-made church flawed in its design, as critics have charged? A Church with the Soul of a Nation explores this question by weaving together the history of the United Church with a provocative analysis of religion and cultural change.
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul
Title | Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul PDF eBook |
Author | John M. Barry |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-12-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0143122886 |
A revelatory look at the separation of church and state in America—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Influenza For four hundred years, Americans have fought over the proper relationships between church and state and between a free individual and the state. This is the story of the first battle in that war of ideas, a battle that led to the writing of the First Amendment and that continues to define the issue of the separation of church and state today. It began with religious persecution and ended in revolution, and along the way it defined the nature of America and of individual liberty. Acclaimed historian John M. Barry explores the development of these fundamental ideas through the story of Roger Williams, who was the first to link religious freedom to individual liberty, and who created in America the first government and society on earth informed by those beliefs. This book is essential to understanding the continuing debate over the role of religion and political power in modern life.
A Nation with the Soul of a Church
Title | A Nation with the Soul of a Church PDF eBook |
Author | O. C. Edwards Jr. |
Publisher | Praeger |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-08-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0313393850 |
From the very beginning, religious leaders have influenced the course of American history—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. This book examines those Christian sermons that set or changed the course of the nation. What did 18th-century preacher Jonathan Edwards really mean to convey with is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon? What Southern minister did most to encourage secession of the Southern states from the Union? And why does Martin Luther King Jr. need to be remembered for more than his "I Have a Dream" speech? This book examines the sermons that have shaped American history from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the Obama administration. It provides extended biographical treatments of those who preached them, thereby providing readers with the historical context of the sermon, an explanation of what made these orations so effective, and an understanding of the role of religion in American history. Author O.C. Edwards Jr. supplies insightful and interesting coverage of Christian preachers and sermons that will engage anyone interested in America's religious or social history. The book addresses the religious philosophies and speeches of individuals such as William Sloan Coffin Jr., Russell Conwell, Charles Coughlin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Billy Graham, Anne Hutchinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Patricia Merchant, John Winthrop, and Jeremiah Wright.
Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation
Title | Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Rodney Clapp |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Christianity and culture |
ISBN | 066423657X |