African Americans and Northern Lutherans during the Eighteenth Century
Based on baptismal records, the essay traces eighteenth-century church affiliation among African Americans. Particularly in comparison to patterns of the nineteenth century, the investigation reveals surprising results. The story of African American affiliation with Lutheran congregations is especia...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Johns Hopkins University Press
[2019]
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Lutheran quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-179 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church RB Church office; congregation |
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| Summary: | Based on baptismal records, the essay traces eighteenth-century church affiliation among African Americans. Particularly in comparison to patterns of the nineteenth century, the investigation reveals surprising results. The story of African American affiliation with Lutheran congregations is especially a story of missed opportunities, as membership statistics of the early nineteenth century reveal. |
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| ISSN: | 2470-5616 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Lutheran quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/lut.2019.0019 |