Protestant empire: religion and the making of the British Atlantic world

Beginning with the role religion played in the lives of believers in West Africa, eastern North America, and western Europe in about 1500, author Carla Gardina Pestana shows how the Protestant Reformation helped to fuel colonial expansion as bitter rivalries prompted a fierce competition for souls....

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Main Author: Pestana, Carla Gardina (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:Protestant Empire: Religion and the Making of the British Atlantic World (2010) (Wolffe, John)
Protestant empire. Religion and the making of the British Atlantic world. By Carla Gardina Pestana. Pp. viii+302 incl. 4 maps and 15 ills. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. £26. 978 0 8122 4150 1 (2011) (Doll, Peter M.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Great Britain / Religion / Colonialism / Atlantic / History 1500-1800
B Great Britain / Religion / Colonialism / Atlantic / History
IxTheo Classification:KAA Church history
Further subjects:B Great Britain Colonies Africa
B Great Britain Colonies (Africa) Religion
B Great Britain Colonies (America) Religion
B Great Britain Church history
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Summary:Beginning with the role religion played in the lives of believers in West Africa, eastern North America, and western Europe in about 1500, author Carla Gardina Pestana shows how the Protestant Reformation helped to fuel colonial expansion as bitter rivalries prompted a fierce competition for souls. -- from publisher description
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ISBN:0812241509