American denominational history : perspectives on the past, prospects for the future

Table of Contents: “…Catholic distinctiveness and the challenge of American denominationalism / Amy Koehlinger -- New directions on the congregational way / Margaret Bendroth -- Presbyterians in America : denominational history and the quest for identity / Sean Michael Lucas -- From the margin to the middle to somewhere in between : an overview of American Baptist historiography / Keith Harper -- "Everything arose just as the occasion offered" : defining Methodist identity through the history of Methodist polity / Jennifer L. …”
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Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada. by Bramadat, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1 Charting the New Terrain: Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada -- 2 Roman Catholics (Anglophone and Allophone) -- 3 The Francophone Roman Catholic Church -- 4 Canadian Anglicanism and Ethnicity -- 5 Presbyterian and Reformed Christians and Ethnicity -- 6 The United Church of Canada: A Church Fittingly National -- 7 Outsiders Becoming Mainstream: The Theology, History, and Ethnicity of Being Lutheran in Canada -- 8 Canada's Eastern Christians -- 9 The Poetics of Peoplehood: Ethnicity and Religion among Canada's Mennonites -- 10 Ethnicity and Evangelical Protestants in Canada -- 11 Conclusion: The Discourse of Loss and the Future of Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada -- Appendix: The Demographics of Christianity in Canada -- Contributors.…”
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Orientalism and imperialism : from nineteenth-century missionary imaginings to the contemporary Middle East by Wilcox, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…Proselytization and Circumstantial Difference: the Orientalism of the American Presbyterian Mission; 4 Agents of Imperialism?; Cultural quarantine -- the Anglican mission; Sharing the message -- the American mission; 5 Conclusion; Summary; Impressions; Notes; Bibliography; Index…”
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Rival Jerusalems : the Geography of Victorian Religion. by Snell, K. D. M.

Table of Contents: “…Preliminaries; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The 1851 Census of Religious Worship; 2 The Church of England; 3 Old dissent: the Presbyterians, Independents, Baptists, Quakers and Unitarians; 4 The geographies of new dissent; 5 Roman Catholicism and Irish immigration; 6 Denominational co-existence, reciprocity or exclusion?…”
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Western Ontario and the American frontier by Landon, Fred

Table of Contents: “…7. The Baptists and Presbyterians 8. The Religious Scene in the 1830's -- 9. …”
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Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed by Ragosta, John A.

Table of Contents: “…Constitution : a Jeffersonian compromise -- From the First Amendment to Reynolds : Jefferson ascendant -- Federal control : Jefferson's vision in our times -- Jefferson's enduring legacy -- Documentary appendix: Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (original and edited versions) -- Memorial & remonstrance against religious assessments -- First Amendment to the United States Constitution -- Memorial from the General Convention of Virginia Presbyterians, August 13, 1785 (Bethel) -- "Spirit of the Gospel" Resolution of the Virginia Baptist General Convention, August 13, 1785 -- Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, January 1, 1802, and letters to Levi Lincoln and from Gideon Granger regarding the letter to the Danbury Baptists.…”
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The Viper on the Hearth : Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy. by Givens, Terryl

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Introduction; 1 "Out of the Sphere of Religion": The Sacred, the Profane, and the Mormons; 2 "This Upstart Sect": The Mormon Problem in American History; 3 "Manners, Habits, Customs, and Even Dialect": Sources of the Mormon Conflict; 4 "An Age of Humbugs": The Contemporary Scene; 5 "This Great Modern Abomination": Orthodoxy and Heresy in American Religion; 6 "Ground in the Presbyterian Smut Machine": The Popular Press, Fiction, and Moral Crusading; 7 "They Ain't Whites ... …”
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Denomination : assessing an ecclesiological category

Table of Contents: “…Richey -- Orthodoxy on denomination / Elena Vishnevskaya -- The denomination in classical and global Pentecostal ecclesiology : a historical and theological contribution / Wolfgang Vondey -- Denomination beyond the North Atlantic ecclesial world / Ann K. Riggs -- Presbyterianism and denomination / Amy Plantinga Pauw -- Is there a future for denominationalism? …”
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Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed by Ragosta, John A.

Table of Contents: “…Constitution : a Jeffersonian compromise -- From the First Amendment to Reynolds : Jefferson ascendant -- Federal control : Jefferson's vision in our times -- Jefferson's enduring legacy -- Documentary appendix: Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (original and edited versions) -- Memorial & remonstrance against religious assessments -- First Amendment to the United States Constitution -- Memorial from the General Convention of Virginia Presbyterians, August 13, 1785 (Bethel) -- "Spirit of the Gospel" Resolution of the Virginia Baptist General Convention, August 13, 1785 -- Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, January 1, 1802, and letters to Levi Lincoln and from Gideon Granger regarding the letter to the Danbury Baptists.…”
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Appalachians all : East Tennesseans and the elusive history of an American region by Banker, Mark T., 1951-

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Women, sustainable entrepreneurship and the economy : a global perspective

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Challenging Territory : the Writing of Margaret Laurence. by Riegel, Christian

Table of Contents: “…9 Orphan and Amputee: A Search for Ancestors in The Diviners and Wallace Stegner's Angle of Repose10 The Scots Presbyterian Legacy; 11 Early Influences: Laurence's Newspaper Career; 12 ""In Cases of Emergency"": The Political Writing; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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II Corinthians : a commentary by Matera, Frank J.

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Mainline Christianity : the Past and Future of America's Majority Faith. by Lantzer, Jason S.

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Nature and revelation : a history of Macalester college

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Angina pectoris and hypertension

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The Science of Rage : Lewis Black

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Ghosts of old Louisville : true stories of hauntings in America's largest Victorian neighborhood by Dominé, David

Table of Contents: “…Floral Terrace; About the Old Presbyterian Theological Seminary; 4. Jennie Casseday's Infirmary; About the Cabbage Patch; 5. …”
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Child care in black and white : working parents and the history of orphanages by Ramey, Jessie B.

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Keeping Faith at Princeton : a Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities. by Borsch, Frederick Houk

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Women, ritual, and power : placing female imagery of God in Christian worship by Ursic, Elizabeth

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Child care in black and white : working parents and the history of orphanages by Ramey, Jessie B.

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Parkinson's disease update

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The Edinburgh companion to James Hogg

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Series Editors' Preface; Brief Biography of James Hogg; Introduction: Hogg and his Worlds; CHAPTER ONE Hogg, Ettrick, and Oral Tradition; CHAPTER TWO Hogg and the Book Trade; CHAPTER THREE Magazines, Annuals, and the Press; CHAPTER FOUR Hogg's Reception and Reputation; CHAPTER FIVE Hogg and the Highlands; CHAPTER SIX Hogg and Working-class Writing; CHAPTER SEVEN Hogg's Politics and the Presbyterian Tradition; CHAPTER EIGHT Hogg and Nationality; CHAPTER NINE Hogg, Gender, and Sexuality; CHAPTER TEN Hogg and Music…”
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Christians in Persia (RLE Iran A). by Waterfield, Robin

Table of Contents: “…The archbishop of canterbury's mission to the assyrian church, 1886- 1915; 12. The presbyterian mission topersia; 13. The c.m.s. in persiapart I: 1869-1919; 14. …”
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American experience. Freedom riders. Interview with Rev. J. Phillips Noble. 2 of 2

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American experience. Freedom riders. Interview with Rev. J. Phillips Noble. 1 of 2

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In my father's arms : a true story of incest by De Milly, Walter

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Books and readers in early modern England : material studies

Table of Contents: “…Current trends in the history of reading / Jennifer Andersen and Elizabeth Sauer -- Plays into print: Shakespeare to his earliest readers / David Scott Kastan -- Books and scrolls: navigating the Bible / Peter Stallybrass -- Theatrum Libri: Burton's Anatomy of melancholy and the failure of encyclopedic form / Christopher Grose -- Approaches to Presbyterian print culture: Thomas Edwards's Gangraena as source and text / Ann Hughes -- What did Renaissance readers write in their books? …”
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Books and readers in early modern England : material studies

Table of Contents: “…Current trends in the history of reading / Jennifer Andersen and Elizabeth Sauer -- Plays into print: Shakespeare to his earliest readers / David Scott Kastan -- Books and scrolls: navigating the Bible / Peter Stallybrass -- Theatrum Libri: Burton's Anatomy of melancholy and the failure of encyclopedic form / Christopher Grose -- Approaches to Presbyterian print culture: Thomas Edwards's Gangraena as source and text / Ann Hughes -- What did Renaissance readers write in their books? …”
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Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 2, Revised Edition : From the Reformation to the Present. by Placher, William C.

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The Clergy in Khaki : New Perspectives on British Army Chaplaincy in the First World War. by Madigan, Edward

Table of Contents: “…Garrisoning the nation's soul : Calvinism, Douglas Haig and Scottish Presbyterian chaplaincy on the Western Front / David Coulter -- 6. …”
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The sacred mirror : evangelicalism, honor, and identity in the Deep South, 1790-1860 by Elder, Robert, 1981-

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The People with No Name : Ireland's Ulster Scots, America's Scots Irish, and the Creation of a British Atlantic World, 1689-1764.

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Sundays in America : a yearlong road trip in search of Christian faith by Shea, Suzanne Strempek

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The Devil That Danced On The Water : a Daughter's Quest by Forna, Aminatta

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Hobbes's Behemoth : Religion and Democracy. by Mastnak, Tomaz

Table of Contents: “…Sommerville -- 'Behemoth', Church-State Relations and Political Obligation; A.P. Martinich -- Presbyterians in 'Behemoth'; Gabriella Slomp -- On Ambition, Greed, and Fear; Patricia Springborg -- 'Behemoth' and Hobbes's 'science of just and unjust'…”
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Between dispersion and belonging : global approaches to diaspora in practice

Table of Contents: “…MacRaild -- 8 Ulster Presbyterians, the great famine, and the historiography of early Irish America / Rankin Sherling -- 9 Narratives of home: diaspora formations among the indian indentured labourers / Amitava Chowdhury -- Conclusion: diaspora as global history / Amitava Chowdhury.…”
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The thousandth man : a biography of James McGregor Stewart by Cahill, Barry

Table of Contents: “…Morrison -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Part One: Dalhousian, Pictonian, Presbyterian -- 1 'Lad O' Pairts' -- 2 'Undesirable Elect Dalhousie Cripple' -- 3 Religion and Love -- Part Two: Bar and Privy Council -- 4 Prime Serjeant -- Part Three: Nova Scotia Incorporated -- 5 Business Law Man -- 6 The Alter Ego -- 7 The 'Royal Family' -- Part Four: National Affairs -- 8 Royal Commissionaire -- 9 Coal Bed of Procrustes -- Part Five: Swansong -- 10 Victim, Protégé, Master -- 11 Twilight of the God.…”
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Dealing with Darwin : place, politics, and rhetoric in religious engagements with evolution by Livingstone, David N., 1953-

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