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| Author: | Longenecker, Stephen L. |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Title: | Piety and Tolerance: Pennsylvania German Religion, 1700-1850 |
| Series Title: | Pietist and Wesleyan Studies, no. 6 |
| Publisher: | The Scarecrow Press |
| City: | Metuchen, N. J. |
| Number of Pages: | xv, 195p. Bibliography: p. [173]-188 |
| Keywords: | 1. Religion - Tolerance. 2. Germans in Rockingham County - Religion. 3. Kline, John, 1797-1864. 4. Newcomer, Christian, 1749-1830. 5. Nead, Peter, 1796-1877. 6. Burkholder, Peter, 1783-1846. 7. Slavery - Church of the Brethren. 8. Slavery - Mennonite Church. 9. Church of the Brethren - Slavery. 10. Mennonite Church - Slavery. |
| Abstract: | This monograph is based on the author's 1990 dissertation "Democracy's Pulpit: Religion and Egalitarianism Among Early Pennsylvania Germans." This study looks at how Pennsylvania Germans viewed tolerance including slavery. There are a few references to Rockingham County and individuals including John Kline, Christian Newcomer, Peter Nead, and Peter Burkholder. |
| Location: | BC EMU-HL JMU |