"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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... Early Years: Autobiography and History Millennial Hopes, Abolitionist Awakenings “This Path of Life”: From Ohio to Pennsylvania Providence and Principle Citizen Brown's Calvinist Community The Pursuit of Success and the Disappointments ...
... early intention to study for the ministry did not work out, Brown was a founding church member, Bible teacher, and a devoted layman throughout his life. Even after he committed himself full time to the abolitionist struggle, he remained ...
... early second wave of Puritan infiltration into the new world at Massachusetts Bay Colony.” The Brown family boasted of their father, Captain John Brown, a regimental commander of “a Body of Minute-Men” during the American Revolution ...
... early brought under the influence of religious People.” He later lived with an older married sister, who cared for his needs and taught him to read, though poverty and hard labor prevented any formal schooling for young Owen Brown. At ...
... early settlement at Hudson was more likely to be intruded upon by wolves and bears then it was to be attacked by Native Americans, though fear of Indian uprisings persisted in the minds of settlers. In contrast, Owen established a good ...
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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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