Examines the role of religion in the conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland through the experiences of those in the religious life and within terrorism.
Analyzes the principle causes and events of the religious wars in Europe from the Late Middle Ages and the Hussite Wars of the fifteenth century to the beginning of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and examines the influence of the Crusades to the religious conflict of Europe.
On cover: Ministers, church members, revivals, baptisms, shaped-note and gospel singing, faith healing, camp meetings, footwashing, snake handling, and other traditions of mountain religious heritage.
Text and illustrations chronicle the life and achievements of eighteenth-century Methodist minister George Whitefield, whose involvement in the Great Awakening had a significant effect on the American colonies; also includes a glossary, chronology, colonial time line, and further reading list.
