God's plot : Puritan spirituality in Thomas Shepard's Cambridge /
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
God's plot : Puritan spirituality in Thomas Shepard's Cambridge / edited by Michael McGiffert. - Rev. and expanded ed. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1994. - 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) - Commonwealth series (Amherst, Mass.) ; v. 1. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.
Thomas Shepard : the practice of piety -- The autobiography -- The journal -- The people speak : confessions of lay men and women -- The confessions.
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First issued some twenty years ago, Michael McGiffert's edition of God's Plot brought into print the autobiography and journal of Thomas Shepard, Puritan writer, minister at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a leading architect of New England's church way. Since then, a generation of scholars has drawn on these documents to enhance our understanding of American Puritan spirituality and religious psychology. In this revised edition, Shepard's autobiography is reprinted in full along with a portion of his journal. Supplementing these texts are confessions of religious experience given by applicants for membership in the Cambridge congregation. These lay narratives, recorded by Shepard, bring to life the religious experiences of a broad spectrum of people. At the same time, they explore the dynamic interaction between clergy and laity that formed the crux of Puritan passion and power. The revised edition also contains new material reviewing recent trends of scholarship that update McGiffert's original introduction, long recognized for its important contribution to Puritan studies.
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2010.
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English.
0585260818 (electronic bk.) 9780585260815 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
1600-1699
Puritans--Clergy--Massachusetts--Cambridge--Biography.
Puritans--History--Massachusetts--Cambridge--17th century.
Puritains--Clergé--Massachusetts--Cambridge--Biographies.
Puritains--Histoire--Massachusetts--Cambridge--17e siècle.
RELIGION--Christianity--Presbyterian.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Religious.
Puritans.
Puritans--Clergy.
Puriteinen.
Cambridge (Mass.)--Church history--17th century.
Massachusetts--Church history--17th century.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts--Cambridge.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Church history.
History.
Herinneringen (vorm)
Dagboeken (vorm)
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God's plot : Puritan spirituality in Thomas Shepard's Cambridge / edited by Michael McGiffert. - Rev. and expanded ed. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1994. - 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) - Commonwealth series (Amherst, Mass.) ; v. 1. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-230) and index.
Thomas Shepard : the practice of piety -- The autobiography -- The journal -- The people speak : confessions of lay men and women -- The confessions.
Use copy
First issued some twenty years ago, Michael McGiffert's edition of God's Plot brought into print the autobiography and journal of Thomas Shepard, Puritan writer, minister at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a leading architect of New England's church way. Since then, a generation of scholars has drawn on these documents to enhance our understanding of American Puritan spirituality and religious psychology. In this revised edition, Shepard's autobiography is reprinted in full along with a portion of his journal. Supplementing these texts are confessions of religious experience given by applicants for membership in the Cambridge congregation. These lay narratives, recorded by Shepard, bring to life the religious experiences of a broad spectrum of people. At the same time, they explore the dynamic interaction between clergy and laity that formed the crux of Puritan passion and power. The revised edition also contains new material reviewing recent trends of scholarship that update McGiffert's original introduction, long recognized for its important contribution to Puritan studies.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
0585260818 (electronic bk.) 9780585260815 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
1600-1699
Puritans--Clergy--Massachusetts--Cambridge--Biography.
Puritans--History--Massachusetts--Cambridge--17th century.
Puritains--Clergé--Massachusetts--Cambridge--Biographies.
Puritains--Histoire--Massachusetts--Cambridge--17e siècle.
RELIGION--Christianity--Presbyterian.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Religious.
Puritans.
Puritans--Clergy.
Puriteinen.
Cambridge (Mass.)--Church history--17th century.
Massachusetts--Church history--17th century.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts--Cambridge.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Church history.
History.
Herinneringen (vorm)
Dagboeken (vorm)
BX7260.S53 / A32 1994eb
285.8/092 B