Bodies of Belief: Baptist Community in Early America

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Bodies of Belief EARLY AMERICAN STUDIES Daniel K. Richter and Kathleen M. Brown, Series Editors Exploring neglected aspects of our colonial, revolutionary, and early national history and culture, Early American Studies reinterprets familiar themes and events in fresh ways. Interdisciplinary in character, and with a special emphasis on the period from about 1600 to 1850, the series is published in partnership with the McNeil Center for Early American Studies. A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. Bodies of Belief Baptist Community in Early America Janet Moore Lindman PENN University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 2008 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lindman, Janet Moore. Bodies of belief : Baptist community in early America / Janet Moore Lindman. p. cm.—(Early American Studies) ISBN: 978-0-8122-4114-3 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Baptists—North America—History. 2. Body, Human—Religious aspects—Baptists— History of doctrines. 3. Body, Human—Social aspects—North America—History. 4. North America—Church history. I. Title BX6233.L56 2008 286.0973—dc22 2008010812 ...