DID JOHN DAVENPORTS CHURCH REQUIRE CONVERSION NARRATIVES FOR CHURCH ADMISSION?: A CHALLENGE

DID JOHN DAVENPORTS CHURCH REQUIRE CONVERSION NARRATIVES FOR CHURCH ADMISSION?: A CHALLENGE

Two scholars debate whether John Davenport, pastor of the New Haven church (1638–67), required that a prospective church member offer a personal account of the workings of God's saving grace in him/her to be granted church membership, a matter that, in its broader implications, has significant...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England quarterly 2014-03, Vol.87 (1), p.132-139
1. Verfasser: WINSHIP, MICHAEL P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Church congregations
Churches
Clergy
Davenport, John
Faith
God
Mathematical relations
Normativity
Pastors
Reconsiderations: An Exchange
Religious buildings
Religious experience philosophy
Religious organizations
Repentance
Soul
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Zusammenfassung:Two scholars debate whether John Davenport, pastor of the New Haven church (1638–67), required that a prospective church member offer a personal account of the workings of God's saving grace in him/her to be granted church membership, a matter that, in its broader implications, has significant importance for puritan studies.
ISSN:0028-4866
1937-2213
DOI:10.1162/TNEQ_a_00347