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“A Poor Man’S Heaven”: How Denominational Growth And Change Reflects The Spread Of Okie Culture In California, Kaylee J. Rice
“A Poor Man’S Heaven”: How Denominational Growth And Change Reflects The Spread Of Okie Culture In California, Kaylee J. Rice
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This paper attempts to analyze how the Dust Bowl migration led to denominational shifts in California, specifically within the Southern Baptist Church, Churches of Christ, and the Pentecostal Church during and after the Great Depression.
Psalmody, Shape Notes, And Sankey: The Evolution Of Protestant American Hymnody In The 19th Century, Paul T. Anderson
Psalmody, Shape Notes, And Sankey: The Evolution Of Protestant American Hymnody In The 19th Century, Paul T. Anderson
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With improvements in the lyrics, rhythms, emotional appeal, and overall quality of hymns, nineteenth century Protestant American hymnody evolved from crude psalmody to gospel songs with influences from the American frontier, new denominations, and the African-American spiritual. By examining the general trends in Christian singing in the 1800's, a better understanding can be had of the origins of popular church music today.
Cosmological Models And The Christian Faith In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Jacob R. Taylor
Cosmological Models And The Christian Faith In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Jacob R. Taylor
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In this work the author argues that John Milton justifies the intelligibility and priority of Christian faith against modern revolutions of science in his epic poem Paradise Lost. Milton argues against scientists who choose to believe modern astronomy over cosmology. He argues that Christian faithfulness stands firm despite the crumbling of its medieval cosmological basis. This endurance of the faith is the primary scientific theme of the epic English poem.