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Sacred Borders: Continuing Revelation and Canonical Restraint in Early America - Religion in America Holland, David (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Sacred Borders: Continuing Revelation and Canonical Restraint in Early America - Religion in America
Holland, David (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
David Holland tells the stories of antebellum Americans who advocated the idea of an open canon, considering the place of cultural authority in a democratized society, the tension between subjective truths and communal standards, a rising historical consciousness, the expansion of print capitalism, and the principle of religious freedom.
304 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 17, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199753611 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 168 × 38 mm · 617 g |
| Language | English |