The Presbyterians

John R. Fitzmier Randall Balmer

ISBN 10: 0313260842 / ISBN 13: 9780313260841

Published by ABC-Clio, Incorporated, 1993

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pp. 288 Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Presbyterians
• Publisher: ABC-Clio, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313260842
• ISBN 13: 9780313260841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This addition to the Denominations in America series surveys the history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States and includes a biographical dictionary of its principal figures. The work begins with a narrative survey of the history of the Presbyterian tradition from its roots in Europe to its manifestations in contemporary America. The biographical dictionary that follows contains alphabetically arranged profiles of traditional clergymen, along with sketches of leaders who were instrumental in shaping the American Presbyterian tradition. The reference concludes with a chronology and an insightful bibliographic essay.

About the Author

RANDALL BALMER is Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University. He has published numerous articles in scholarly journals and is the author of a A Perfect Babel of Confusion: Dutch Religion and English Culture in the Middle Colonies (1989) and Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: A Journey into Evangelical Subculture in America (1989).

JOHN R. FITZMIER is Associate Dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School. An authority on American religious history, his special interest include the separation of Church and State and Jonathan Edwards. He has contributed to several books, and his articles have appeared in journals such as the Religious Studies Review.