A mere Kentucky of a place: the Elkhorn Association and the commonwealth's first Baptists

"This work provides analysis of leadership in the Elkhorn Association during the early national period. Often portrayed in the historiography as the vanguard of a new frontier democracy, this group, upon closer inspection, reveals itself to be far more complex. Harper argues that the Elkhorn As...

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Main Author: Harper, Keith 1957- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Knoxville The University of Tennessee Press [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:America's Baptists
Further subjects:B Christian Leadership Baptists History
B Lexington Region (Ky.) Church history
B Elkhorn Association of Baptists History
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Summary:"This work provides analysis of leadership in the Elkhorn Association during the early national period. Often portrayed in the historiography as the vanguard of a new frontier democracy, this group, upon closer inspection, reveals itself to be far more complex. Harper argues that the Elkhorn Association ministers were neither fully fledged frontier egalitarians nor radical religionists, but formed their identities in the crucible of the early national period. They were challenged by competing impulses, including their religious convictions, the market economy, Jeffersonian Republicanism, and honor, with mixed results"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:pages cm
ISBN:1621906426