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The shaping of Ulster Presbyterian belief and practice, 1770-1840 [electronic resource] / Andrew R. Holmes.

By: Holmes, Andrew R, 1977-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xiii, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.Subject(s): General Synod of Ulster -- Customs and practices | General Synod of Ulster -- Doctrines | Presbyterian Church in Ireland -- History | Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Church history -- 18th century | Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Church history -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 285/.241609033 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I : Time -- The Lord's day -- Days of fasting and thanksgiving -- Calendrical customs and alternative beliefs -- Part II : Public worship in the meeting house -- Psalmody -- Preaching -- Communion and discipline -- Part III : Rites of passage -- Baptism -- Marriage and sexual relationships -- Death -- Part IV : Religious instruction, fellowship, and activity beyond the meeting house -- Catechizing, education, and reading practices -- Family worship, prayer meetings, and lay involvement in church life -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-358) and index.

Introduction -- Part I : Time -- The Lord's day -- Days of fasting and thanksgiving -- Calendrical customs and alternative beliefs -- Part II : Public worship in the meeting house -- Psalmody -- Preaching -- Communion and discipline -- Part III : Rites of passage -- Baptism -- Marriage and sexual relationships -- Death -- Part IV : Religious instruction, fellowship, and activity beyond the meeting house -- Catechizing, education, and reading practices -- Family worship, prayer meetings, and lay involvement in church life -- Conclusion.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.