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The Gentlemen Theologians
American Theology in Southern Culture 1795 - 1860
by Professor E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Wipf & Stock Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-55635-627-8, ISBN: 1-55635-627-7

"When Dugald Stewart published his Philosophy of the Active and Moral Powers of Man (1828), he continued the same program, drawing on the ideas of Butler, Reid, and Price. Because it surrendered neither reason nor sensibility, the synthesis appealed to the Southern clergy. It preserved the scientific status of ethics and yet coincided with introspective forms of piety. It united head and heart . And that was exactly what the clerical ..."






Health and Medicine in the Methodist Tradition
Journey Toward Wholeness
by E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2019 by Wipf & Stock Publishers, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-5326-7560-7, ISBN: 1-5326-7560-7

"William K. Quick, “Ministry to Mentally Retarded Adults,” Forward 2 (December 1981): 1, 5, cited in Jack S. Boozer, Edge of Ministry: Chaplain Ministry of the United Methodist Church, 1945–1980 (Nashville: Board of Higher Education Ministry, ..."






Theology in America
Christian Thought from the Age of the Puritans to the Civil War
by Professor E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 640 Pages, Published 2005 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-10765-4, ISBN: 0-300-10765-X

"A magisterial work of American theological history—authoritative, insightful, and unparalleled in scope This book, the most comprehensive survey of early American Christian theology ever written, encompasses scores of American theological traditions, schools of thought, and thinkers. E. Brooks Holifield examines mainstream Protestant and Catholic traditions as well as those of more marginal groups. He looks closely at the intricacies of ..."






The Covenant Sealed
The Development of Puritan Sacramental Theology in Old and New England, 1570-1720
by Professor E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 2002 by Wipf & Stock Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-59244-854-8, ISBN: 1-59244-854-2

"Zwingli called baptism a sign of Christian profession; Calvin warned against overemphasizing its efficacy; Harrison and Browne questioned its validity in an. 134. ]ohn Robinson, A Defence of the Doctrine P-rojmunded by the Synod of Bart , in Works, 1 :462. 135. John Robinson, Of Religious Communion, Private and Public, in Works, 3 : 168. 136. Robinson, Justification, Works, 2 : 298. 137. Ames, Marrow of Theology, p. 179. The Separat ..."






God's Ambassadors(1st Edition)
A History of the Christian Clergy in America (Pulpit & Pew)
by Professor E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2007 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-0381-8, ISBN: 0-8028-0381-4

"In"God's Ambassadors"E. Brooks Holifield masterfully traces the history of America's Christian clergy from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, analyzing the changes in practice and authority that have transformed the clerical profession. Challenging one-sided depictions of decline in clerical authority, Holifield locates the complex story of the clergy within the context not only of changing theologies but also of transitions ..."






A History of Pastoral Care in America
From Salvation to Self-Realization
by Professor E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2005 by Wipf & Stock Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-59752-342-4, ISBN: 1-59752-342-9

"Here, for the first time, the development of pastoral care as a discipline has been documented. Dr. Holifield details the shift in emphasis from saving souls to supporting individuals in self-realization, and in the process raises thought-provoking questions about the preoccupation with psychological methodology evident in modern society and clergy. Every pastor wittingly or unwittingly adopts some 'theory' of pastoral counseling, wheth ..."






Era of Persuasion
American Thought and Culture, 1521–1680
by E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2004 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-3308-0, ISBN: 0-7425-3308-5

"Pre-eighteenth century America was a uniquely pragmatic, utopian society—a new world in which the expectations of a new beginning brought by explorers, traders, and settlers often conflicted violently the Native Americans they encountered. In Era of Persuasion: American Thought and Culture 1521–1680, E. Brooks Holifield identifies the act of persuasion as the common ground on which these disparate groups stood. As he clearly documents ..."






Theology in America(1st Edition)
Christian Thought from the Age of the Puritans to the Civil War
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 640 Pages, Published 2003 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-09574-6, ISBN: 0-300-09574-0

"This book, the most comprehensive survey of early American Christian theology ever written, encompasses scores of American theological traditions, schools of thought, and thinkers. E. Brooks Holifield examines mainstream Protestant and Catholic traditions as well as those of more marginal groups. He looks closely at the intricacies of American theology from 1636 to 1865 and considers the social and institutional settings for religious t ..."






Era of Persuasion
American Thought and Culture, 1521-1680 (Twayne's American Thought and Culture Series)
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 1989 by Twayne Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8057-9050-4, ISBN: 0-8057-9050-0

"Book by Holifield, E. Brooks"






Health and Medicine in the Methodist Tradition
(Hardback)
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 218 Pages, Published 2019 by Wipf & Stock Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-1-5326-7561-4, ISBN: 1-5326-7561-5

"As E. Brooks Holifield notes in his introduction, ""John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, would have relished the opportunity to write this volume."






The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Edwards(1st Edition)
(Cambridge Companions to Religion)
by Kenneth P. Minkema, Stephen H. Daniel, George M. Marsden, David D. Hall, Avihu Zakai, Wilson H. Kimnach, Harry S. Stout, E. Brooks Holifield, Rachel M. Wheeler, Stephen J. Stein
Paperback, 398 Pages, Published 2007 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-61805-2, ISBN: 0-521-61805-3

"Long recognized as 'America's theologian', Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is seen as instrumental in the Great Awakening of the 1740s that gripped much of New England and that laid the groundwork for an American Protestant religious identity. This Cambridge Companion offers a general, comprehensive introduction to Jonathan Edwards and examines his life and works from various disciplinary perspectives including history, literature, theolog ..."






Era of Persuasion
American Thought and Culture, 1521-1680 (Twayne's American Thought & Culture Series)
by E. Brooks Holifield
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 1989 by Twayne Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-8057-9055-9, ISBN: 0-8057-9055-1

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Health and Medicine and the Methodist Tradition
Journey Toward Wholeness (Health/Medicine and the Faith Traditions)
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 1986 by Crossroad Pub Co
Audiobook
ISBN-13: 978-0-8245-0792-3, ISBN: 0-8245-0792-4

"Book by Holifield, E. Brooks"






American Thought and Culture Ser.
Era of Persuasion : American Thought and Culture, 1521-1680
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2004 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-3307-3, ISBN: 0-7425-3307-7






The Gentlemen Theologians(1st Edition)
American Theology in Southern Culture, 1795-1860
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 262 Pages, Published 1994 by Duke University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-0414-2, ISBN: 0-8223-0414-7

"Book by Holifield, E. Brooks"






The Covenant Sealed(1st Edition)
The Development of Puritan Sacramental Theology in Old and New England, 1570-1720
by E. Brooks Holifield
Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 1974 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-01733-5, ISBN: 0-300-01733-2






God's Ambassadors
A History of the Christian Clergy in America (Pulpit & Pew (P&P))
by Holifield, E Brooks
Trade Paperback, 366 Pages, Published 2019 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-7824-3, ISBN: 0-8028-7824-5






The Covenant Sealed
The Development of Puritan Sacramental Theology in Old and New England, 1570-1720
by E. Brooks Holifield
ISBN-13: 978-0-8357-8083-4, ISBN: 0-8357-8083-X






Era of Persuasion
American Thought and Culture, 1521–1680
by E. Brooks Holifield
224 Pages, Published 2004 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-7859-3, ISBN: 0-7425-7859-3

"42. Thwaites, Jesuit Relations, 57.95, 16:247; Jaenen, “Amerindian Views of French Culture,” 268–74. - 43. Thwaites, Jesuit Relations, 61:37, 39:129-31; Jaenen, “Amerindian Views of French Culture,” 274–76, and Friend and Foe, 56– 57. - 44. Thwaites, Jesuit Relations, 11:9, 10:17, 3:123; Ronda, “We Are Well as We Are,” 70; Trigger, “Jesuits and the Fur Trade,” 45. • 45. Trigger, “Jesuits and the Fur Trade,” 46. 46. Neal Salisbury, M ..."






Era of Persuasion
by E. Brooks Holifield
Published 1989
ISBN-13: 978-0-685-24802-7, ISBN: 0-685-24802-X



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