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BL
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962410
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b716780
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Sparks, John,1961-
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The roots of Appalachian Christianity : : the life and legacy of Elder Shubal Stearns /\ John Sparks.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington, KY :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2001.
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Religion in the South
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1 online resource (xx, 327 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0813158397
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: 0813170796
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0201746131
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0813122236
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9780201746136
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9780813122236
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-311) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Foreword ; Introduction; The Covenant Owners: 1706-1740; Rude Awakening: 1740-1751; The ""Garding in Closed"": 1751-1754; Chance and Providence: 1754-1755; Chamomile: 1755-1765; Meshech: 1765-1771; Requiem: 1772-1801; The Legacy of the Goodly Fere: 1801-2001; 1. THE SEPARATE BAPTISTS IN CHRIST; 2. THE REFORMERS, NOW CALLED CHURCHES OF CHRIST; 3. THE APPALACHIAN UNITED BAPTISTS; 4. APPALACHIAN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST GROUPS; 5. THE OLD REGULAR BAPTISTS; 6. THE MOUNTAIN FREE WILL BAPTISTS
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7. THE CHURCH OF GOD (CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE) AND ITS OFFSHOOTSA FINAL THOUGHT; Afterword: I, The Preacher; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
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| Abstract
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Appalachia's distinctive brand of Christianity has always been something of a puzzle to mainline American congregations. Often treated as pagan and unchurched, native Appalachian sects are labeled as ultraconservative, primitive, and fatalistic, and the actions of minority sub-groups such as ""snake handlers"" are associated with all worshippers in the region. Yet these churches that many regard as being outside the mainstream are living examples of America's own religious heritage.The emotional and experience-based religion that still thrives in Appalachia is very much at the heart of America.
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Stearns, Shubal,1706-1771.
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Stearns, Shubal,1706-1771.
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Baptists-- United States-- Clergy, Biography.
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Baptists-- Clergy.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Religious.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- Baptist.
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Baptisten.
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Appalachian Region, Church history, 18th century.
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Appalachian Region.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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286/.1/092B
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| LC Classification
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BX6495.S77S63 2001eb
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11.55bcl
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