Winning the West for Christ : Sheldon Jackson and Presbyterianism on the Rocky Mountain frontier, 1869-1880 / Norman J. Bender.
By: Bender, Norman J
Material type: TextPublisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0826316700Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909 | Presbyterian Church -- West (U.S.) -- Clergy -- Biography | Missionaries -- West (U.S.) -- Biography | Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- West (U.S.) | West (U.S.) -- Church history -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 266/.51 LOC classification: BX9225.J25 | B46 1996Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | John Bulow Campbell Library | 1 West | BX9225.J25 B46 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182902088091 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index.
The evolution of a "border missionary" -- Seizing prominent points -- Creating a proper appearance -- The role of the field commander -- Financing the army in the field -- Women's auxiliaries for the front lines -- Education as a weapon in the Presbyterian arsenal -- Attacking a formidable fortress -- Combating the legions of a "foreign pope" -- A clarion call to "uplift the heathen" -- A new field for conquest.