Bibliograph

The practice of pluralism, congregational life and religious diversity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1820, Mark Häberlein

Type

Label

The practice of pluralism, congregational life and religious diversity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1820, Mark Häberlein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The practice of pluralism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

276514963

Responsibility statement

Mark Häberlein

Series statement

Max Kade German-American Research Institute series

Sub title

congregational life and religious diversity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1820

Summary

"Studies the development of religious congregations in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1730 to 1820. Focuses on German Reformed, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, and Presbyterians. Also examines how Roman Catholics, Jews, and African Americans were absorbed into this predominantly white Protestant society"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A quest for order : the German Reformed congregation, 1733-1775 -- Growth and disruption : Lutherans and Moravians -- The English churches of colonial Lancaster -- Religious pluralism in an eighteenth-century town -- Lancaster's churches in the new republic -- The transformation of charity, 1750-1820

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