The Shaping of Ulster Presbyterian Belief and Practice, 1770-1840
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: December 11, 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780199288656
First sentence: This book considers the religious beliefs and practices of Presbyterians in the north-eastern part of Ireland and how they developed over time in a period of religious, economic, social, and political upheaval.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I : Time; title: The Lord's day; title: Days of fasting and thanksgiving; title: Calendrical customs and alternative beliefs; title: Part II : Public worship in the meeting house; title: Psalmody; title: Preaching; title: Communion and discipline; title: Part III : Rites of passage; title: Baptism; title: Marriage and sexual relationships; title: Death; title: Part IV : Religious instruction, fellowship, and activity beyond the meeting house; title: Catechizing, education, and reading practices; title: Family worship, prayer meetings, and lay involvement in church life; title: Conclusion