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Glimpses of Glory

John Bunyan and English Dissent

By: Richard L. Greaves

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Glimpses of Glory

John Bunyan and English Dissent

By: Richard L. Greaves

This is a major reinterpretation of John Bunyan, each of whose works, including the posthumous, is analyzed in its immediate historical context. The author draws on recent literature on depression to demonstrate that Bunyan suffered from this mood disorder as a young man and then used this experience to help mold his literary works.

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Stanford University Press

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0804745307

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John Knox

An Introduction to His Life and Works

By: Richard G. Kyle,Dale W. Johnson

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John Knox

An Introduction to His Life and Works

By: Richard G. Kyle,Dale W. Johnson

While the Reformed tradition originated with Huldrych Zwingli and was more fully developed with John Calvin, it was John Knox who made significant contributions to this movement as it unfolded in Scotland. John Knox: An Introduction to His Life and Works traces the life and thought of John Knox in a succinct and readable way. While a number of biographies tell the story of the famous Scottish reformer, professors Kyle and Johnson take the reader in a different direction, offering an interpretation of his writings. They take a chronological approach to his works--leading the reader through his early years, his exile, and his return to Scotland--allowing them to speak for themselves, an approach that also tells the story of Knox's life and ideas.

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220

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1606080903

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9781606080900

God’s Other Children

Protestant Nonconformists and the Emergence of Denominational Churches in Ireland, 1660-1700

By: Richard L. Greaves

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God’s Other Children

Protestant Nonconformists and the Emergence of Denominational Churches in Ireland, 1660-1700

By: Richard L. Greaves

Winner of the 1996 Albert C. Outler Prize in Ecumenical Church History of the American Society of Church History This award-winning study of the Protestant nonconformists in Ireland from the restoration to the eve of the penal laws explains how the Scottish Presbyterians and the Quakers survived persecution and evolved from sects into incipient denominational churches.

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Stanford University Press

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0804728216

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9780804728218

The Quakers, 1656–1723

The Evolution of an Alternative Community

By: Richard C. Allen,Rosemary Moore

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The Quakers, 1656–1723

The Evolution of an Alternative Community

By: Richard C. Allen,Rosemary Moore

This landmark volume is the first in a century to examine the “Second Period” of Quakerism, a time when the Religious Society of Friends experienced upheavals in theology, authority and institutional structures, and political trajectories as a result of the persecution Quakers faced in the first decades of the movement’s existence. The authors and special contributors explore the early growth of Quakerism, assess important developments in Quaker faith and practice, and show how Friends coped with the challenges posed by external and internal threats in the final years of the Stuart age—not only in Europe and North America but also in locations such as the Caribbean. This groundbreaking collection sheds new light on a range of subjects, including the often tense relations between Quakers and the authorities, the role of female Friends during the Second Period, the effect of major industrial development on Quakerism, and comparisons between founder George Fox and the younger generation of Quakers, such as Robert Barclay, George Keith, and William Penn. Accessible, well-researched, and seamlessly comprehensive, The Quakers, 1656–1723 promises to reinvigorate a conversation largely ignored by scholarship over the last century and to become the definitive work on this important era in Quaker history. In addition to the authors, the contributors are Erin Bell, Raymond Brown, J. William Frost, Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Robynne Rogers Healey, Alan P. F. Sell, and George Southcombe.

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Penn State Press

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027108572X

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9780271085722

Dublin’s Merchant-Quaker

Anthony Sharp and the Community of Friends, 1643-1707

By: Richard L. Greaves

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Dublin’s Merchant-Quaker

Anthony Sharp and the Community of Friends, 1643-1707

By: Richard L. Greaves

A towering figure in the history of Irish Quakerism, and friend of William Penn, Anthony Sharp left England in 1669 to settle in Dublin and carve out a place for himself in the woolen trade. This book is not only a biography of Sharp but a detailed portrait of Dublin’s community of Friends.

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Stanford University Press

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0804734526

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9780804734523

Deliver Us from Evil

The Radical Underground in Britain, 1660-1663

By: Richard L. Greaves

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Deliver Us from Evil

The Radical Underground in Britain, 1660-1663

By: Richard L. Greaves

After more than two decades of unprecedented political, social, and religious upheaval, revolutionary thought and activity in Britain continued to thrive even after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. This highly original study, which draws on the reports of both police and informers, follows the "radical underground" in England from the eve of the Restoration to the collapse of the northern rebellion in 1663. In a tale that winds its way across England and into Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, Greaves examines how radicals remained united in their common animosity to monarchy, prelacy, taxes, and popery. Although ultimately unsuccessful, their conspiracies and rebellions nonetheless fueled the drive for the repression of Nonconformists, prompted the state to cultivate an elaborate network of informers, and heightened the concern for domestic security.

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306

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195039858

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9780195039856

John Bunyan and English Nonconformity

By: Richard Greaves

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John Bunyan and English Nonconformity

By: Richard Greaves

This volume is a comprehensive collection of articles on Bunyan as well as including several broader views of the Nonconformist tradition.

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A&C Black

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0826420435

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Civilizations of the World

The Human Adventure

By: Richard L. Greaves

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Civilizations of the World

The Human Adventure

By: Richard L. Greaves

Civilizations of the World provides comprehensive coverage of the world's major civilizations and places historical events, customs, and cultures in a global context. The book acquaints students with the global story in order that they may understand and appreciate the many cultures and societies that have played a role in the human adventure. Using detailed comparative global histories, the authors deliver a thorough discussion of world history enlivened with engaging accounts of critical events and pivotal issues.

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488

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Longman Publishing Group

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0673980006

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9780673980007

Political Economy, Public Policy and Monetary Economics

Ludwig Von Mises and the Austrian Tradition

By: Richard M. Ebeling

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Political Economy, Public Policy and Monetary Economics

Ludwig Von Mises and the Austrian Tradition

By: Richard M. Ebeling

As a defender of free-market liberalism and a leading opponent of socialism, this volume places Ludwig von Mises' views on political economy, public policy and monetary economics in the historical context of his time.

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Routledge

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1135172226

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Glimpses of Glory

John Bunyan and English Dissent

By: Richard L. Greaves

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John Bunyan and English Dissent

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Glimpses of Glory

John Bunyan and English Dissent

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John Bunyan and English Dissent

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This is a major reinterpretation of John Bunyan, a prolific author best known for his two allegories, The Pilgrim's Progress and The Holy War, and his spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding. In this book, Richard L. Greaves draws on recent literature on depression to demonstrate that Bunyan suffered from this mood disorder as a young man and then used this experience to help mold his literary works. Light and darkness, joy and sadness, despair and hope became key literary motifs. In this biography, each of Bunyan's works, including the dozen published posthumously, is analyzed in its immediate historical context. The Pilgrim's Progress, although not published until 1678, takes its rightful place as a contribution to the momentous debate over conscience between 1667 and 1673. This historical approach, as distinct from the literary one favored by nearly all of Bunyan's biographers, reveals the changes in his views over time, including his interest in the millenarian Fifth Monarchists in the 1650s, his circumspect endorsement of militant action to block the anticipated succession of James, duke of York, in the 1680s, his retreat from this position following the disclosure of the Rye House conspiracy, and his cooperation with James II's government when it offered toleration to dissenters. Bunyan's extraordinary ability to rouse the imaginations of his readers is shown to be rooted in his intense spirituality and powerful creativity, and given emotive force by his deep sympathy for the poor and oppressed and his fierce commitment to the principle that truth must be free. Two periods in prison, one lasting more than eleven years, failed to crush his spirit. Unbroken, he emerged from confinement to continue his preaching and writing, having honed a regime of composition that served him well as a free man. No less significant was his triumph over debilitating depressive moods that left him with a keen sensitivity to the importance of light, warmth, and love. Bunyan's potent creativity enabled him to turn his experiences into a gripping spiritual autobiography and two major allegories that attest to his triumph over crippling despair and a repressive government.

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Deliver Us from Evil

The Radical Underground in Britain, 1660-1663

By: Richard L. Greaves

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The Radical Underground in Britain, 1660-1663

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Civilizations of the World

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Political Economy, Public Policy and Monetary Economics

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Deliver Us from Evil

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