| Description |
1 online resource (164 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Preface to Paperback Edition; 1 The Planting; 2 The Harvest; 3 Religious Diversity; 4 Catholicism; 5 Black Christianity; 6 White Churches and Black Slavery; 7 The Religious Culture; Bibliographic Note |
| Summary |
Religion permeated the day-to-day life of antebellum Kentucky. This engaging account of Kentucky's various Christian denominations, first published as part of the Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf, traces the history of the Great Revival of 1800--1805, the subsequent schism in Protestant ranks, the rise of Catholicism, the development of a distinctive black Christianity, and the growth of a Christian antislavery tradition. Paying special attention to the role of religion in the everyday life of early Kentuckians and their heritage, John B. Boles provides a concise yet enlightening introduction to |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Christianity.
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Religion.
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Christianity
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Religion
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Christianity.
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religion (discipline)
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Christianity
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
Kentucky -- Church history
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Kentucky
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813158372 |
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0813158370 |
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