Records of Trial from Thomas Shepard's Church in Cambridge, 1638-1649 - Heroic Souls (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book presents a revolutionary new reading of manuscript records left by puritan minister Thomas Shepard in Cambridge, Massachusetts that have been studied for decades as his on-the-spot recording of oral relations of faith delivered by candidates for church membership. This book proves that these records are not relations, but Shepard's personal record of sessions of trial-meetings with candidates still working out their spiritual seeking. New transcriptions of the original manuscript records, and corresponding never-before-published writing by Shepard, dispel much of the confusion produced by the published transcriptions. Close-readings of the manuscripts, contrasted with the published transcriptions, set the stage for a new understanding of puritan spiritual preparation in Shepard's Cambridge church. The book concludes with a challenge to the negative reading of the women's records that is central to established scholarship, revealing their powerful, confident spiritual identities and voices.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Lori Rogers-Stokes
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	190
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-050844-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	3-03-050844-7
Barcode:	9783030508449

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