Darkness falls on the land of light : experiencing religious awakenings in eighteenth-century New England / Douglas L. Winiarski

"This ... history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries, and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorous lay piety of the early eighteenth century"-- Provided by publisher

CONTENTS: Introduction -- Part One. Godly walkers -- Part Two. In a flame -- Part Three. Exercised bodies, impulsive Bibles -- Part Four. Pentecost and protest -- Part Five. Travels -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: A note on church afficiation statistics -- Appendix B: Major relations of faith collections -- Appendix C: Selected relations of faith, 1697-1801

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]

2017

xxii, 607 p. : ill., maps, charts, facs. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index