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- catalog abstract "In 1774 the Congregationalists were the largest religious group in America; by 1830 they ranked only fourth. Scholars have advanced various explanations for this decline. Most commonly, they have blamed an elite, reactionary clergy unable to adapt themselves to the democratizing culture of the western migration. This book challenges the reductiveness of that traditional interpretation. With hundreds of letters, diaries, field reports, and sermons at his disposal, James Rohrer examines the background and evangelistic style of the frontier missionaries to show that Congregational missionaries took the frontier seriously, adapting themselves to its requirements. They failed to flourish numerically, Rohrer argues, in part because they were too demanding in their ideal of the pure church. This finding flies in the face of the currently fashionable theory that strict, sectarian groups thrive precisely because they are stricter and more sectarian. As the first full-length treatment of the Congregationalist response to frontier democracy, Keepers of the Covenant will interest church historians and students of early republican America, as well as sociologists and anyone concerned with the decline of the Protestant mainline.".
- catalog contributor b8135316.
- catalog coverage "Northeastern States Church history 18th century.".
- catalog coverage "Northeastern States Church history 19th century.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "1. Historians and Congregational Evangelism -- 2. Missionary Impulse -- 3. Committee on Missions, 1792-1797 -- 4. Connecticut Missionary Society -- 5. CMS Missionaries and Revivalism -- 6. CMS and the Republican Frontier -- 7. CMS and Republican Religion -- 8. Congregational Declension Reconsidered.".
- catalog description "In 1774 the Congregationalists were the largest religious group in America; by 1830 they ranked only fourth. Scholars have advanced various explanations for this decline. Most commonly, they have blamed an elite, reactionary clergy unable to adapt themselves to the democratizing culture of the western migration. This book challenges the reductiveness of that traditional interpretation. With hundreds of letters, diaries, field reports, and sermons at his disposal, James Rohrer examines the background and evangelistic style of the frontier missionaries to show that Congregational missionaries took the frontier seriously, adapting themselves to its requirements. They failed to flourish numerically, Rohrer argues, in part because they were too demanding in their ideal of the pure church. This finding flies in the face of the currently fashionable theory that strict, sectarian groups thrive precisely because they are stricter and more sectarian. As the first full-length treatment of the Congregationalist response to frontier democracy, Keepers of the Covenant will interest church historians and students of early republican America, as well as sociologists and anyone concerned with the decline of the Protestant mainline.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 201 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0195091663 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)".
- catalog isPartOf "Religion in America series".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Northeastern States Church history 18th century.".
- catalog spatial "Northeastern States Church history 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Northeastern States".
- catalog spatial "Northeastern States.".
- catalog subject "285.8/73/09033 20".
- catalog subject "BV2791 .R64 1995".
- catalog subject "Congregational churches Northeastern States History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Congregational churches Northeastern States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Missionary Society of Connecticut History.".
- catalog subject "Missions Northeastern States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Historians and Congregational Evangelism -- 2. Missionary Impulse -- 3. Committee on Missions, 1792-1797 -- 4. Connecticut Missionary Society -- 5. CMS Missionaries and Revivalism -- 6. CMS and the Republican Frontier -- 7. CMS and Republican Religion -- 8. Congregational Declension Reconsidered.".
- catalog title "Keepers of the covenant : frontier missions and the decline of Congregationalism, 1774-1818 / James R. Rohrer.".
- catalog type "Church history. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".