"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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... Bible teacher, and a devoted layman throughout his life. Even after he committed himself full time to the abolitionist struggle, he remained a church attender and faithful Bible student. Furthermore, he and his family represented a ...
... Bible as God's word to John Brown. He believed that the scriptures continued to speak to life situations, radiating ... biblical spirituality rooted theologically and ethically in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles as much as the ...
... Bible a saint was merely a believer—one set apart from the world through salvation in Jesus Christ. No longer seen as divine intercessors or holy models, saints were neither disrespected nor venerated by Protestants. Interestingly, this ...
... Bible. All the texts marked by John Brown were made in the Authorized, or King James Version of the Bible, in an edition published by the American Bible Society, New York, N.Y., 1854. This was not the only Bible he owned, but it was the ...
... biblical world was defined by slavery too, and that it could be found in various forms and styles throughout the Bible. Even the parables of Jesus demonstrate that ancient slavery was a hydra-headed creature—that slaves might be ...
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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
| 349 |
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