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Garrison Tales from Tonquin
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 185

Garrison Tales from Tonquin

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006-10-01
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  • Publisher: LSU Press

The thought of enlisting in the French Foreign Legion held a tantalizing allure for young nineteenth-century American boys in search of adventure. Apart from youthful fantasies few Americans seriously pursued joining the legion. These surprising and extraordinary short stories, written by one young man who did, take us to that time and place. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, James O'Neill enlisted in the legion in 1887, at the age of twenty-seven. In 1890, deployed to Tonquin in French Indochina (more familiar today as Tonkin, Vietnam), O'Neill faced tropical heat, infectious disease, and sudden death. Like his contemporary Stephen Crane, O'Neill's ability to tell an engaging story and his k...

The Church Missionary Intelligencer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 974

The Church Missionary Intelligencer

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1895
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Church Missionary Intelligencer and Record
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 968

Church Missionary Intelligencer and Record

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1895
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 334

The Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

A Quick Look at Christian History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 258

A Quick Look at Christian History

A few weeks after Easter AD 33, the entire church fit in one upstairs room. In just decades, it exploded into a worldwide movement. What happened? Follow the action with this collection of the highs and lows of the people of God. Its twenty informative and fast-paced chapters are arranged by centuries. Each one begins with a summary of the most important statistics and influential Christians at that time. In the rest of each chapter, you'll find concise notes about the history of Christianity, including its... practices and beliefs denominations and movements institutions and traditions evangelism and persecution literature, art, and architecture You can also use the helpful index to read topically rather than chronologically. Follow the explosive spread of the gospel and discover your amazing heritage as a member of God's family.

The Oxford History of Anglicanism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 515

The Oxford History of Anglicanism

The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented international study of the identity and historical influence of one of the world's largest versions of Christianity. This global study of Anglicanism from the sixteenth century looks at how was Anglican identity constructed and contested at various periods since the sixteenth century; and what was its historical influence during the past six centuries. It explores not just the ecclesiastical and theological aspects of global Anglicanism, but also the political, social, economic, and cultural influences of this form of Christianity that has been historically significant in western culture, and a burgeoning force in non-western...

The Living Church Annual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 692

The Living Church Annual

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1957
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A Life-Long Springtime
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 270

A Life-Long Springtime

A biography of George Congreve showing his contribution to the Society of St John the Evangelist (SSJE) and the Church of England by describing his teaching and quoting much of his unpublished or out-of-print writing.

The Oxford Handbook of the Oxford Movement
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1133

The Oxford Handbook of the Oxford Movement

The Oxford Handbook of the Oxford Movement reflects the rich and diverse nature of scholarship on the Oxford Movement and provides pointers to further study and new lines of enquiry. Part I considers the origins and historical context of the Oxford Movement. These chapters include studies of the legacy of the seventeenth-century 'Caroline Divines' and of the nature and influence of the eighteenth and early nineteenth-century High Church movement within the Church of England. Part II focuses on the beginnings and early years of the Oxford Movement, paying particular attention to the people, the distinctive Oxford context, and the ecclesiastical controversies that inspired the birth of the Mov...

Tuscany's Noble Treasures
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 270

Tuscany's Noble Treasures

A comprehensive study of female religious life in medieval Tuscany and the development of new categories of religious women.