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Winning the West for Christ : Sheldon Jackson and Presbyterianism on the Rocky Mountain frontier, 1869-1880 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bender, Norman J., 1927-2013
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, [1996]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Jackson, Sheldon, > 1834-1909.
Presbyterian Church > West (U.S.) > Clergy > Biography.
Missionaries > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Presbyterian Church > Missions > West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > Church history > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The evolution of a "border missionary"
  • Seizing prominent points
  • Creating a proper appearance
  • The role of the field commander
  • Financing the army in the field
  • Women's auxiliaries for the front lines
  • Education as a weapon in the Presbyterian arsenal
  • Attacking a formidable fortress
  • Combating the legions of a "foreign pope"
  • A clarion call to "uplift the heathen"
  • A new field for conquest.