The Faithful Shepherd A History of the New England Ministry in the Seventeenth Century, with a New Introduction (Harvard Theological Studies) by David D. Hall ISBN 13: 9780674019591

Harvard Divinity School, 2006-05-30. Paperback. Used: Good.

Harvard Divinity School. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.

This description of the Americanization of a European institution, the Puritan ministry as it was transported to the New England colonies in the seventeenth century, offers a host of new insights into American religious history. By focusing on such areas as the ministers' authority, church membership, and ecclesiastical organization, David D. Hall shows that, although the effects of the American experience might be considered liberalizing or democratizing in the first years of settlement, during the entire course of the seventeenth century the New World environment produced an institutional development that returned the churches to forms and doctrines that existed before the emigration from Europe. The Faithful Shepherd not only sustains a bold thesis about Americanization but also affords the reader one of the freshest and most comprehensive histories of the seventeenth-century New England mind and society. This new printing contains a new introduction reflecting on how our understanding of… Read more

Harvard Divinity School, 2006-05-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Harvard Univ Pr, 2006. Paperback. New. 301 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches.

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