Pilgrims of Paradox: Calvinism and Experience among the Primitive Baptists of the Blue Ridge (Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry)

Peacock, James L.; Tyson, Ruel

ISBN 10: 1469635178 / ISBN 13: 9781469635170

Verlag: UNC Retired Faculty and Professionals Association, 2017

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9781469635170_new

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The Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association enfolds churches in four counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains — North Carolina’s Ashe and Allegheny counties and Virginia’s Grayson and Carroll counties. Primitive Baptists are found throughout the United States and are related to the Strict and Particular Baptists of the United Kingdom. They are Calvinists, adhering to the theologies of John Calvin, John Bunyan, and British theologians such as Henry Philpott. As Calvinists, they teach predestination — that before the creation of the Earth, God chose who would be saved and damned. No one knows who is which and no one can change this destiny. Originally published in 1989, Pilgrims of Paradox is based on extensive fieldwork conducted in the 1980s. Despite what may seem a fatalistic doctrine, Peacock and Tyson show that the Primitive Baptists of this region live vigorous, sturdy lives marked by self-sufficiency and caring for their community. They also inspire others in the area with the beauty of their hymns and “discourses” and by accomplishments bounded by humility.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: James Peacock is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was director of the Center for International Studies and chair of the faculty of UNC.

Ruel Tyson is professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is founder and former director of the Institute of Arts and Humanities.

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Titel: Pilgrims of Paradox: Calvinism and ...
Verlag: UNC Retired Faculty and Professionals Association
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New