Rebuilding the Christian Commonwealth: New England Congregationalists and Foreign Missions, 1800-1830

The foreign missionary movement of the early 19th century grew out of the efforts of churches in New England to deal with the changes then taking place in society. The erosion of traditional institutional structures and social values plus the rise of Unitarianism threatened the destruction of the traditional faith. Mr. Andrew holds that the Congregational clergy used foreign missions not only to implant New England culture in heathen lands but also to awaken a sense of community at home.

Author: John a. Andrew
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/31/1976
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780813113333

About the Author

John A. Andrew III is assistant professor of history at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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