The Worship of the American Puritans, 1629-1730This book describes the worship of the American Puritans in their first creative century, defines its theological justification, analyzes its preaching, prayer, praise, sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper, its services for marriage and burial, and architecture. It also compares American with English Puritan worship of the same time frame. |
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