| Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New Englandas Religious Geography Contributor(s): Balik, Shelby M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253012104 ISBN-13: 9780253012104 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 277.408 |
| LCCN: 2013043182 |
| Series: Religion in North America |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.37" W x 9.29" (1.37 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Northern New England, a rugged landscape dotted with transient settlements, posed challenges to the traditional town church in the wake of the American Revolution. Using the methods of spatial geography, Shelby M. Balik examines how migrants adapted their understanding of religious community and spiritual space to survive in the harsh physical surroundings of the region. The notions of boundaries, place, and identity they developed became the basis for spreading New England's deeply rooted spiritual culture, even as it opened the way to a new evangelical age. |