Drawing on unpublished stories, minutes, and reminiscences of Chignecto clergymen, Hay delineates Covenanter life, exploring its beliefs and traditions, leadership, relations with other Presbyterian bodies, and the causes of the movement's collapse. He focuses on two key figures in the movement, Reverend Alexander Clarke, an Irish missionary who established Reformed Presbyterian congregations in the area, and Reverend Joseph Howe Brownell, who consolidated the congregations and led them into the Presbyterian Church of Canada in 1905.
The Chignecto Covenanters fills an important gap in the history of Canadian Presbyterianism and of the Maritime region.
"A model of how micro-history can be portrayed within a macro-context, The Chignecto Covenanters fills a gap in Maritime regional history and makes a significant contribution to the broader fields of Canadian religious and cultural history." John Moir, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 285/.2715
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-nk
- ISBN
- 9780773566200 0773514368
- LCCN
- BX9002.N5
- LCCN Item number
- H38 1996eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xvi, 214 p.)
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- Canada
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)jme00326546 (OCoLC)180704349 (CaOOCEL)400559
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Table of Contents
- Contents 10
- Illustrations, maps and tables 12
- Abbreviations 14
- Acknowledgments 16
- Introduction 20
- 1 The Reverend Alexander Clarke: From Ulster to Chignecto 24
- 2 Irish Reformed Presbyterian Heritage and the Chignecto Covenanter Tradition 34
- 3 Chignecto Covenanter Converts 51
- 4 Alexander Clarke's Labours and the Watershed of 1847 63
- 5 The American General Synod: Consolidation and Fragmentation 80
- 6 Revival and Resolution under the Reverend Joseph Howe Brownell 106
- 7 Covenanter Decline and Fall 120
- Appendix: Chignecto Covenanter Congregations 136
- Notes 156
- Bibliography 212
- Index 226
- A 226
- B 226
- C 226
- D 227
- E 227
- F 227
- G 227
- H 228
- I 228
- J 228
- K 228
- L 228
- M 228
- N 229
- O 229
- P 229
- R 229
- S 230
- T 231
- U 231
- W 231
- Y 231
- Z 231
