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1014707
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b769077
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Main Entry
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May, Henry F., (Henry Farnham),1915-2012.
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Title & Author
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The divided heart : : essays on Protestantism and the Enlightenment in America /\ Henry F. May.
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1991.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (219 pages)
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ISBN
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0195058992
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: 0195363175
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: 1280524022
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: 1423735552
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: 160129736X
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: 9780195058994
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: 9780195363173
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: 9781280524028
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: 9781423735557
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: 9781601297365
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index.
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Contents
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Religion and American intellectual history, 1945-1985 : reflections on an uneasy relationship -- The rough road to Virgin land -- The prophet and the establishment -- Harriet Beecher Stowe's Oldtown folks : an introduction -- Jonathan Edwards and America -- The Constitution and the enlightened consensus -- The Jeffersonian moment -- After the Enlightenment : a prospectus.
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Abstract
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Bringing together essays by a leading intellectual and religious historian, The Divided Heart is a collection of recent reflections, sometimes with a considerable autobiographical element, by Henry F. May on the conflict between Protestantism and the Enlightenment that runs throughout the history of American culture. Summarizing May's opinions on recent historiographical arguments, the introduction to The Divided Heart tells of his own development as a historian, major influences upon his thinking, and how his practicing assumptions grew. Covering religion, there are essays on early American h.
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Subject
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Enlightenment.
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Protestant churches-- United States.
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Religion and state-- United States.
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Églises protestantes-- États-Unis.
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Religion et État-- États-Unis.
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Siècle des lumières.
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Enlightenment.
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Intellectual life.
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Protestant churches.
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Religion and state.
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RELIGION-- Comparative Religion.
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Religion.
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United States, Church history.
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United States, Intellectual life.
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United States, Religion.
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États-Unis, Histoire religieuse.
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États-Unis, Religion.
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États-Unis, Vie intellectuelle.
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Subject
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United States.
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Dewey Classification
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291/.0973
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LC Classification
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BL2525.M38 1991eb
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