Rebecca's Revival
Creating Black Christianity in the Atlantic World
Published on 1. July 2009
320 pages
978-0-674-04345-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the remarkable story of a Caribbean woman--a slave turned evangelist--who helped inspire the rise of black Christianity in the Atlantic world. All but unknown today, Rebecca Protten left an enduring influence on African-American religion and society.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04345-9 (9780674043459)
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Book
10/2006
Harvard University Press
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Person
Jon F. Sensbach is Associate Professor of History, University of Florida.
Content
CONTENTS Prologue 1. A Baptism of Blood 2. Rebirth and Remembrance 3. A Priestly Woman 4. The Path 5. Witness 6. The Devil's Bargain 7. A Pilgrim in Europe 8. Christiansborg Epilogue: Rebecca's Shadow Abbreviations Notes Sources Acknowledgments Index
