religion and the making of the British Atlantic world Pestana, Carla Gardina. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. pau Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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viii, 302 p. : ill., maps. Beginning with the role religion played in the lives of believers in West Africa, eastern North America, and western Europe in about 1500, author Carla Gardina Pestana shows how the Protestant Reformation helped to fuel colonial expansion as bitter rivalries prompted a fierce competition for souls. -- from publisher description. Religion before English expansion -- Reformation and the politicization of religious expansion -- Exporting the religious tensions of the three kingdoms -- Restoration settlement and the growth of diversity -- Battling over religious identity in the late seventeenth century -- Religious encounters and the making of a British Atlantic -- Revivalism and the growth of evangelical Christianity -- Revolutionary divisions, continuing bonds -- Conclusion : the British Atlantic world in perspective. Carla Gardina Pestana. Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-285) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. e-uk--- f------ n------ Great Britain Church history Great Britain Colonies Africa Religion Great Britain Colonies America Religion BR757 .P47 2009eb 270.09171/241 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10492026 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10492026 CaPaEBR 080925 ebr10492026