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1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) |
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McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 24 |
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McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 24.
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| Contents |
Contents -- Illustrations, maps and tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Reverend Alexander Clarke: From Ulster to Chignecto -- 2 Irish Reformed Presbyterian Heritage and the Chignecto Covenanter Tradition -- 3 Chignecto Covenanter Converts -- 4 Alexander Clarke's Labours and the Watershed of 1847 -- 5 The American General Synod: Consolidation and Fragmentation -- 6 Revival and Resolution under the Reverend Joseph Howe Brownell -- 7 Covenanter Decline and Fall -- Appendix: Chignecto Covenanter Congregations -- Notes |
| Summary |
Drawing on unpublished stories, minutes, and reminiscences of Chignecto clergymen, Hay delineates Covenanter life, exploring its beliefs and traditions, leadership, relations with other Presbyterian bodies, and the causes of the movement's collapse. He focuses on two key figures in the movement, Reverend Alexander Clarke, an Irish missionary who established Reformed Presbyterian congregations in the area, and Reverend Joseph Howe Brownell, who consolidated the congregations and led them into the Presbyterian Church of Canada in 1905. The Chignecto Covenanters fills an important gap in the history of Canadian Presbyterianism and of the Maritime region. "A model of how micro-history can be portrayed within a macro-context, The Chignecto Covenanters fills a gap in Maritime regional history and makes a significant contribution to the broader fields of Canadian religious and cultural history." John Moir, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Presbyterian Church -- New Brunswick -- History
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Presbyterian Church -- Nova Scotia -- History
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Presbyterian Church -- New Brunswick -- History -- 19th century
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Presbyterian.
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Presbyterian Church
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New Brunswick -- Church history
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Nova Scotia -- Church history.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092837
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New Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Church history
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773566200 |
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0773566201 |
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