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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 PART I Constructing Material Religion 1. The City Churches 13 2. The Diversity of Countries, Times, and Men’s Manners 57 3. Builders and Building Culture 113 PART II Belief and Ritual in Material Religion 4. Sensing the Sacred 141 5. The Sacramental Body 175 6. The Beauty of Holiness 217 PART III Material Religion and Social Practice 7. Carolina in Ye West Indies 253 8. Anglican Architecture and Civic Order 279 9. Pulpits, Pews, and Power 309 PART IV Revolutionary Changes to Material Religion 10. Building the “Holy City” 333 Conclusion 365 Appendixes 369 Notes 387 Bibliography 447 Index 475 This page intentionally left blank ...

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