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Dear Church

Author : Lenny Duncan
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506452574
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Dear Church written by Lenny Duncan and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Formerly incarcerated, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make all the headlines, but Duncan sees something else at work--drawing a direct line between the church's lack of diversity and the church's lack of vitality. The problems the ELCA faces are theological, not sociological. But so are the answers. Part manifesto, part confession, and all love letter, Dear Church offers a bold new vision for the future of Duncan's denomination and the broader mainline Christian community of faith. Dear Church rejects the narrative of church decline and calls everyone--leaders and laity alike--to the front lines of the churchÂs renewal through racial equality and justice. It is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Duncan gives a blueprint for the way forward and urges us to follow in the revolutionary path of Jesus.

America's First Chaplain

Author : Kevin J. Dellape
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611461448
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book America's First Chaplain written by Kevin J. Dellape and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s First Chaplain is a biography of the life of Philadelphia’s Jacob Duché, the Anglican minister who offered the most famous prayer and wrote one of the most infamous letters of the American Revolution. For the prayer to open the First Continental Congress, Duché was declared a national hero and named the first chaplain to the newly independent American Congress. For the letter written to George Washington imploring the general to encourage Congress to rescind independence, he was accused of high treason and sent into exile. As a result of this apparently irreconcilable contradiction in the minister’s behavior, many of his contemporaries and most historians have assumed he was weak, that in the moment of crisis – his imprisonment by British authorities during their occupation of Philadelphia - he cut a deal with the British for his own safety. The evidence gathered from the life of Jacob Duché, however, points to a very different conclusion, one that reveals the immense complexity of the American Revolution and the havoc it wreaked on the lives of the people who experienced it. The story of this deeply religious rector of Christ Church and St. Peter’s reveals the human side of the Revolution, a story that includes great accomplishment and great tragedy. It also provides insight into the complicated nature of Pennsylvania’s “democratic” revolution, the unique difficulties faced by Anglican leaders during the revolution, and the weakness of simplistic categorizations such as patriot or loyalist. For more than two centuries two events – a prayer and a letter - have obscured our view of the extraordinary life lying in the background. This biography attempts to reinterpret the prayer and the letter in light of the man behind them and in the process to uncover the real significance of both as well as to gain a glimpse into the complexity and contradictions of the American Revolution.

Patriot Parson of Lexington, Massachusetts, The: Reverend Jonas Clarke and the American Revolution

Author : Richard P. Kollen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467135380
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Patriot Parson of Lexington, Massachusetts, The: Reverend Jonas Clarke and the American Revolution written by Richard P. Kollen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere arrived at the parsonage of Reverend Jonas Clarke to deliver a warning to its occupants, including Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The following morning brought the first shots of the American Revolution to a community Clarke inspired to face such a harsh reality. He called on his parish to oppose imperial legislation for years leading up to the war. And as Lexington's minister for half a century, he was central to political, civic and social life there until his death in 1805. Historian Richard P. Kollen reveals the often overlooked story of the man who helped shape the spirit of the American Revolution.

The Reverend

Author : James Perry Walker
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578067879
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (678 download)

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Download or read book The Reverend written by James Perry Walker and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this intimate portrait of Rev. Louis Cole and his African-American congregations, Walker fuses his own impressions and the reverend's stories and sermons with intimate duotone photos to reveal the spiritual depth of one man and the extraordinary impact he had on his flocks.

Reverend America

Author : Kris Saknussemm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984428854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book Reverend America written by Kris Saknussemm and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An albino preacher known as Casper takes a spiritual odyssey through the American South"--Publisher website.

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2834 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 2834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Reverend Mark Twain

Author : Joe B. Fulton
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814210244
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Reverend Mark Twain written by Joe B. Fulton and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I was made in His image," Mark Twain once said, "but have never been mistaken for Him." God may have made Mark Twain in His image, but Twain frequently remade himself by adopting divine personae as part of his literary burlesque. Readers were delighted, rather than fooled, when Twain adopted the image of religious vocation throughout his writing career: Theologian, Missionary, Priest, Preacher, Prophet, Saint, Brother Twain, Holy Samuel, the Bishop of New Jersey, and of course, the Reverend Mark Twain. Joe B. Fulton has not written a study of Samuel Langhorne Clemens's religious beliefs, but rather one about Twain's use of theological form and content in a number of his works-some well-known, others not so widely read. Twain adopted such religious personae to burlesque the religious literary genres associated with those vocations. He wrote catechisms, prophecies, psalms, and creeds, all in the theological tradition, but with a comic twist. Twain even wrote a burlesque life of Christ that has the son of God sporting blue jeans and cowboy boots. With his distinctive comic genius, Twain entered the religious dialogue of his time, employing the genres of belief as his vehicle for criticizing church and society. Twain's burlesques of religious form and content reveal a writer fully engaged with the religious ferment of his day. Works like The Innocents Abroad, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Roughing It, and What Is Man? are the productions of a writer skilled at adopting and adapting established literary and religious forms for his own purposes. Twain is sometimes viewed as a haphazard writer, but in The Reverend Mark Twain, Fulton demonstrates how carefully Twain studied established literary and theological genres to entertain-and criticize-his society. Book jacket.

American Ecclesiastical Review

Author : Herman Joseph Heuser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Ecclesiastical Review written by Herman Joseph Heuser and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Foundations of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The American Foundations of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 854 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

When Sorrow Comes

Author : Melissa M. Matthes
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674988191
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book When Sorrow Comes written by Melissa M. Matthes and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since World War II, Protestant sermons have been an influential tool for defining American citizenship in the wake of national crises. In the aftermath of national tragedies, Americans often turn to churches for solace. Because even secular citizens attend these services, they are also significant opportunities for the Protestant religious majority to define and redefine national identity and, in the process, to invest the nation-state with divinity. The sermons delivered in the wake of crises become integral to historical and communal memory—it matters greatly who is mourned and who is overlooked. Melissa M. Matthes conceives of these sermons as theo-political texts. In When Sorrow Comes, she explores the continuities and discontinuities they reveal in the balance of state power and divine authority following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassinations of JFK and MLK, the Rodney King verdict, the Oklahoma City bombing, the September 11 attacks, the Newtown shootings, and the Black Lives Matter movement. She argues that Protestant preachers use these moments to address questions about Christianity and citizenship and about the responsibilities of the Church and the State to respond to a national crisis. She also shows how post-crisis sermons have codified whiteness in ritual narratives of American history, excluding others from the collective account. These civic liturgies therefore illustrate the evolution of modern American politics and society. Despite perceptions of the decline of religious authority in the twentieth century, the pulpit retains power after national tragedies. Sermons preached in such intense times of mourning and reckoning serve as a form of civic education with consequences for how Americans understand who belongs to the nation and how to imagine its future.

Writings on American History

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writings on American History written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge History of American Literature

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of American Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Ecclesiastical Review

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 948 pages
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Download or read book American Ecclesiastical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great American Mosaic [4 volumes]

Author : Gary Y. Okihiro
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3150 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Great American Mosaic [4 volumes] written by Gary Y. Okihiro and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 3150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firsthand sources are brought together to illuminate the diversity of American history in a unique way—by sharing the perspectives of people of color who participated in landmark events. This invaluable, four-volume compilation is a comprehensive source of documents that give voice to those who comprise the American mosaic, illustrating the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Each volume focuses on a major racial/ethnic group: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Latinos. Documents chosen by the editors for their utility and relevance to popular areas of study are organized into chronological periods from historical to contemporary. The collection includes eyewitness accounts, legislation, speeches, and interviews. Together, they tell the story of America's diverse population and enable readers to explore historical concepts and contexts from multiple viewpoints. Introductions for each volume and primary document provide background and history that help students understand and critique the material. The work also features a useful primary document guide, bibliographies, and indices to aid teachers, librarians, and students in class work and research.