The practice of pluralism
Subtitle: congregational life and religious diversity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1820
By: Mark Häberlein.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271035215
Subjects: Religious pluralism -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster -- History -- 18th century; Religious pluralism -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster -- History -- 19th century; Lancaster (Pa.) -- Church history -- 18th century; Lancaster (Pa.) -- Church history -- 19th century
Description: "Studies the development of religious congregations in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1730 to 1820. Focuses on German Reformed, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, and Presbyterians. Also examines how Roman Catholics, Jews, and African Americans were absorbed into this predominantly white Protestant society"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: A quest for order : the German Reformed congregation, 1733-1752; title: Growth and disruption : Lutherans and Moravians; title: The English churches of colonial Lancaster; title: Religious pluralism in an eighteenth-century town; title: Lancaster's churches in the new republic; title: The transformation of charity, 1750-1820.