Author: W. H. McIntoshPublisher:
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Category : Ontario County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
History of Ontario Co., New York
Author: W. H. McIntoshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ontario County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Genealogical and Family History of Western New York
Author: William Richard CutterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Genealogical and Family History of Central New York
Author: William Richard CutterPublisher: New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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History of Chautauqua County, New York, and Its People
Author: John Phillips DownsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chautauqua County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 606
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A History of Ontario County, New York and Its People
Author: Charles F. MillikenPublisher:
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Category : Ontario County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Denominationalism Illustrated and Explained
Author: Russell E. RicheyPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1621895815
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Evidence of mainstream denominational decline virtually throws itself in our faces--growing religious pluralism in North America; the decline over the last half century in the salience, prestige, power, and vitality of Protestant denominational leadership; slippage in mainline membership and corresponding growth, vigor, visibility, and political prowess of conservative, evangelical, and fundamentalist bodies; patterns of congregational independence, including loosening of or removal of denominational identity, particularly in signage, and the related marginal loyalty of members; emergence of megachurches, with resources and the capacity to meet needs heretofore supplied by denominations (training, literature, expertise); growth within mainline denominations of caucuses and their alignment into broad progressive or conservative camps, often with connections to similar camps in other denominations; widespread suspicion of, indeed hostility towards, the centers and symbols of denominational identity--the regional and national headquarters; migration of individuals and families through various religious identities, sometimes out of classic Christianity altogether. Denominationalism looks doomed and is so proclaimed. It may be. However, viewing the sweep of Anglo-American history, this volume suggests how much denominations and denominationalism have changed, how resilient they have proved, how significant these structures of religious belonging have been in providing order and direction to American society, and how such enduring purposes find ever new structural/institutional expression.
History of the Genesee Country (western New York)
Author: Lockwood Richard DotyPublisher:
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Category : Genesee River Region (Pa. and N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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Guide to Vital Statistics Records of Churches in New York State (exclusive of New York City)
Author: Historical Records Survey (U.S.). New York (State)Publisher:
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Category : Church archives
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Rude Hand of Innovation
Author: David G. HackettPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195362292
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This path-breaking study analyzes the social and religious transformation of Albany, New York, from the town's colonial origins through industrialization in the early nineteenth century. Rather than see the transformation of traditional societies as a process of modernization, Hackett adopts a broader conception of religion as a cultural system and argues that culture influences social order differently in different historical periods. During most of Albany's colonial period, the Dutch townspeople absorbed British people and customs into their Calvinist way of life. Following the Revolution, large scale immigration, urbanization, and the initial spurt of an industrial economy transformed Albany into a bustling commercial center. At the same time new political and religious ideologies that disagreed among themselves yet together advocated economic growth, democracy, education, and individual rights, challenged and finally replaced Calvinism. Drawing on the resources of sociology, social history, and religion, this study illuminates not only the social history of Albany but also presents a new interpretation of the relationship between religion and social order in American history.
The Beauty of Holiness
Author: Charles E. WhitePublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172522173X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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