Bible in Pocket, Gun in Hand
The Story of Frontier Religion
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Ross Phares | ISBN: | 9780803255845 |
| Publisher: | UNP - Bison Books | Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Bison Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ross Phares |
| ISBN: | 9780803255845 |
| Publisher: | UNP - Bison Books |
| Publication: | April 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Language: | English |
"'The Story of Frontier Religion' could have been told in a great many ways, many of them dull. Here, however, interpretative matter has been kept to a minimum and source material selected with an unerring sense of humor. . . . There are chapters on the styles of preaching and of praying, the phenomena of revivalism, the church as a disciplinary force, frauds and 'bad men' who preached, scoffers and trouble-makers, the fiercely jocular competition among the various sects, and the hard lot of circuit ministers."—Virginia Kirkus' Bulletin
"'The Story of Frontier Religion' could have been told in a great many ways, many of them dull. Here, however, interpretative matter has been kept to a minimum and source material selected with an unerring sense of humor. . . . There are chapters on the styles of preaching and of praying, the phenomena of revivalism, the church as a disciplinary force, frauds and 'bad men' who preached, scoffers and trouble-makers, the fiercely jocular competition among the various sects, and the hard lot of circuit ministers."—Virginia Kirkus' Bulletin
