"Fire from the Midst of You": A Religious Life of John BrownNYU Press, 22. des. 2002 - 349 sider Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry |
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... American scholars, writers, and clergymen overtly dismiss him for what they perceive as misguided zeal and religious fanaticism. But underlying their biased narratives is often the contempt of American racial scorn—the resentment that a ...
... Americans have long glorified “violence” and “fanaticism” when it pertained to their nationalistic interests. For ... American perception and portrayal of John Brown. Speaking about potential white allies (which he now welcomed), the ...
... a unique believer whose urgent, fiery devotion to human liberation in some sense counterbalanced the injustice and indifference of a whole generation of white Americans. Part I A Power above Ourselves It is a great Introduction | 7.
... American Bible Society, New York, N.Y., 1854. This was not the only Bible he owned, but it was the Bible that he read during his imprisonment and gave to one of the jailers, John H. Blessing, prior to his hanging. From Blessing's family ...
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Part III Providence and Principle | 81 |
Part IV In Times of Difficulty | 121 |
Part V Big Difficulties and Firm Footholds | 161 |
Part VI Enduring Hardness | 203 |
VII I Will Raise a Storm | 237 |
A Saints Rest | 279 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 345 |
About the Author
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