Race and redemption in Puritan New England

Race and redemption in Puritan New England / Richard A. Bailey

As colonists made their way to the northern British colonies in the early seventeenth century, they hoped their efforts would stand as a "citty upon a hill." In doing so, they often relied on the seemingly contradictory theological convictions of puritanism to organize colonial society. Co...

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Glavni autor: Bailey, Richard A., 1974- (Autor)
Format: e-knjiga
Jezik:English
Izdano: New York, New York : Oxford University Press, Inc., [2011]
Serija:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
Teme:
Puritans > New England.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
RELIGION > Christianity > Presbyterian.
Puritans
Race relations
Race relations > Religious aspects
New England > Church history.
New England > Race relations > History.
New England
Church history
History
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Sadržaj:
  • Introduction : "neither bond nor free" : New Englanders, race, and redemption
  • Laying the foundation for "a citty upon a hill" : faith, works, covenant, and colonialism
  • When image unmakes the man : the consequences of thinking about the colors and capabilities of "others"
  • "I am come into the light" : confessions of faith, sermons, and ventriloquism
  • "We are not to make asses of our servants" : exercising authority over New Englanders of color
  • "The art of coyning Christians" : redeeming self and "others" in Puritan New England
  • Epilogue : the happy day refuses to come.

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