Thomas J Little
Biographic Data
| ID | 1296815 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas J Little |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas J |
| FAMILY NAME | Little |
| SIGNATURE | LITTLE T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory and Henry College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Archibald Simpson's Unpeaceable Kingdom
In 1748 the evangelical Presbyterian pastor Archibald Simpson, a young Scottish minister who was trained at the University of Glasgow and served several congregations in the South Carolina lowcountry between 1754 and 1772, began keeping a devotional diary in which he recorded his daily activities and spiritual reflections. Containing approximately 3,500 pages and around 1.5 million words, Simpson's too-often-neglected diary, written over some thi…
Faith and Slavery in the Presbyterian Diaspora
This book, a collection of articles and essays by an international group of scholars of several different perspectives, addresses the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Presbyterians and Presbyterianism in Scotland, Ireland, the United States, Africa, and the New Hebrides (present-day Vanuatu). Examining the various ways Presbyterian adherents’ religious principles “conditioned their interpretations of and interactions with the institu…
Samuel C. Smith. A Cautious Enthusiasm
Journal Article Samuel C. Smith. A Cautious Enthusiasm: Mystical Piety and Evangelicalism in Colonial South Carolina. Get access Samuel C. Smith. A Cautious Enthusiasm: Mystical Piety and Evangelicalism in Colonial South Carolina. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2013. Pp. xii, 259. $49.95. Thomas J. Little Thomas J. Little Emory & Henry College [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar…
The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism
Despite the continuing "discovery of southern religious history" and the growing scholarly fascination with southern intellectual and cultural history, historians of the South have devoted all too little attention to the origins of southern evangelicalism in the colonial period. Over the past thirty years or so, they have generally tended to follow the lead of Samuel S. Hill, Jr., arguably the single most important and influential southern religi…
The Roots of Appalachian Christianity
Because central and southern Appalachia's distinctive Christianity lacks a clearly recognizable father figure, religious historians have long struggled to fully explain its origins, traditions, and folklore. In this well researched and authoritative account of the region's religion, John Sparks focuses on Shubal Stearns, an influential early Baptist leader who did much to spread Christianity in southern Appalachia. Stearns and a dedicated band of…
An Empire Divided
George Liele and the rise of independent black Baptist churches in the lower South and Jamaica
Faith and Slavery in the Presbyterian Diaspora
This book, a collection of articles and essays by an international group of scholars of several different perspectives, addresses the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Presbyterians and Presbyterianism in Scotland, Ireland, the United States, Africa, and the New Hebrides (present-day Vanuatu). Examining the various ways Presbyterian adherents’ religious principles “conditioned their interpretations of and interactions with the institu…
The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism
Despite the continuing "discovery of southern religious history" and the growing scholarly fascination with southern intellectual and cultural history, historians of the South have devoted all too little attention to the origins of southern evangelicalism in the colonial period. Over the past thirty years or so, they have generally tended to follow the lead of Samuel S. Hill, Jr., arguably the single most important and influential southern religi…
George Liele and the rise of independent black Baptist churches in the lower South and Jamaica
An Empire Divided
The Roots of Appalachian Christianity
Because central and southern Appalachia's distinctive Christianity lacks a clearly recognizable father figure, religious historians have long struggled to fully explain its origins, traditions, and folklore. In this well researched and authoritative account of the region's religion, John Sparks focuses on Shubal Stearns, an influential early Baptist leader who did much to spread Christianity in southern Appalachia. Stearns and a dedicated band of…
The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism
Despite the continuing "discovery of southern religious history" and the growing scholarly fascination with southern intellectual and cultural history, historians of the South have devoted all too little attention to the origins of southern evangelicalism in the colonial period. Over the past thirty years or so, they have generally tended to follow the lead of Samuel S. Hill, Jr., arguably the single most important and influential southern religi…
Samuel C. Smith. A Cautious Enthusiasm
Journal Article Samuel C. Smith. A Cautious Enthusiasm: Mystical Piety and Evangelicalism in Colonial South Carolina. Get access Samuel C. Smith. A Cautious Enthusiasm: Mystical Piety and Evangelicalism in Colonial South Carolina. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2013. Pp. xii, 259. $49.95. Thomas J. Little Thomas J. Little Emory & Henry College [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar…
Faith and Slavery in the Presbyterian Diaspora
This book, a collection of articles and essays by an international group of scholars of several different perspectives, addresses the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Presbyterians and Presbyterianism in Scotland, Ireland, the United States, Africa, and the New Hebrides (present-day Vanuatu). Examining the various ways Presbyterian adherents’ religious principles “conditioned their interpretations of and interactions with the institu…
Archibald Simpson's Unpeaceable Kingdom
In 1748 the evangelical Presbyterian pastor Archibald Simpson, a young Scottish minister who was trained at the University of Glasgow and served several congregations in the South Carolina lowcountry between 1754 and 1772, began keeping a devotional diary in which he recorded his daily activities and spiritual reflections. Containing approximately 3,500 pages and around 1.5 million words, Simpson's too-often-neglected diary, written over some thi…
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