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Marshall, Peter, 1940-

The light and the glory / Peter Marshall, David Manuel - 384 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-378) and index

1. Christ-bearer -- 2. "If Gold Be Your Almighty" -- 3. Blessed Be the Martyrs -- 4. "Damn Your Souls! Make Tobacco!" -- 5. To the Promised Land -- 6. "God Our Maker Doth Provide" -- 7. Thy Kingdom Come -- 8. A City Upon a Hill -- 9. The Puritan Way -- 10. The Pruning of the Lord's Vineyard -- 11. God's Controversy With New England -- 12. "As a Roaring Lion" -- 13. A Sunburst of Light -- 14. "No King But King Jesus!" -- 15. "If They Want to Have a War" -- 16. "Give 'Em Watts, Boys!" -- 17. The Crucible of Freedom -- 18. "Except the Lord Build the House."

Uses a Christian perspective to examine the history of America from the first voyage of Columbus to the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, with an emphasis on faithfulness to God's word

ISBN: 0800708865 : $9.95 9780800708863 0800770447 9780800770440 0800750543 9780800750541

Subjects--Topical Terms:
History--Religious aspects--Christianity
Providence and government of God--Christianity

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--Church history--To 1775

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Church history.
History.

LC Class. No.: E189 / .M36

Dewey Class. No.: 209.73 / M367L