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A paradise of reason [electronic resource] : William Bentley and Enlightenment Christianity in the early republic / J. Rixey Ruffin.
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TextSeries: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 266 p.) : illISBN: - 9780198043744 (electronic bk.)
- 0198043740 (electronic bk.)
- Bentley, William, 1759-1819
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Republicanism -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Republicanism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- Presbyterian
- 285.8092 B 22
- BR520 .R84 2008eb
Contents:
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.
The revolution on the corner of Main and Hardy -- Classical liberalism -- Christian naturalism -- Spiritual libertarianism -- Republicanism emergent -- Economic republicanism -- The liberal symbiosis -- Republicanism victorious -- Vox populi, vox Dei -- William Bentley and the limits of revolutionary ideology.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-259) and index.
The revolution on the corner of Main and Hardy -- Classical liberalism -- Christian naturalism -- Spiritual libertarianism -- Republicanism emergent -- Economic republicanism -- The liberal symbiosis -- Republicanism victorious -- Vox populi, vox Dei -- William Bentley and the limits of revolutionary ideology.
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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.
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