"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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... Owen Brown, the patriarch of the family, was dead. But Jeremiah probably wished he could share his chronicle of rage with him. Owen's hatred of slavery exceeded that of any man Jeremiah had ever known—except perhaps for his elder half ...
... his particular grace that he saw black people as brethren and equals, and could not but see slavery as repugnant and worthy of destruction. John Brown's Heritage Owen Brown was a greater character than The “Everlasting Negro” Question | 19.
A Religious Life of John Brown Louis A. DeCaro. John. Brown's. Heritage. Owen Brown was a greater character than history has ... Owen, born in West Simsbury, Connecticut in 1771. One family history remembers the Browns for their. 2. thorough ...
... Owen Brown. At this period a “great revival of religion” reached West Simsbury, which Owen later marked as the beginning of a mature understanding of Christian preaching, as well as a refreshing of his family's spiritual life and ...
... Owen, much later in life, scolding and shaking a particularly naughty grandson: “Will you—will you—will you be a good boy?” The only time Owen did not stutter was in singing and public prayers. Owen is also remembered by historians for ...
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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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