Bibliograph

A paradise of reason, William Bentley and Enlightenment Christianity in the early republic, J. Rixey Ruffin

Type

Label

A paradise of reason, William Bentley and Enlightenment Christianity in the early republic, J. Rixey Ruffin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A paradise of reason

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

191044636

Responsibility statement

J. Rixey Ruffin

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

William Bentley and Enlightenment Christianity in the early republic

Summary

William Bentley was pastor of the East Church in Salem Massachusetts from 1783 intil his death in 1819. There, he ministered to the sailors, widows, artisans, and captains of the waterfront. He offered his flock a faith grounded by the dual pillars of a benevolent deity and salvation through moral living

Target audience

specialized

Classification