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John Sparks, Elder John Sparks. The Roots of Appalachian Christianity: The Life and Legacy of Elder Shubal Stearns.
Shubal stearns biography of michael
University Press of Kentucky, pages. Reviewed by Michael P. Ferber, West Virginia University, For the Journal of Southern Religion.
John Sparks brings the legend of Shubal Stearns, the man who evangelized the south, to life.
Stearn's powerful piercing eyes, magnificent hywl cadenced voice, and his impeccable character are accurately reconstructed and replanted in an environment which mirrors the very cultural and spiritual context Deborah McCauley defines as the factors which shaped Appalachian Mountain Religion. Yet the author fails to completely convince this reader that Stearns is the "root" of Appalachian Christianity.
| "While Sparks greatly illuminates the biography of the influential Stearns, he falls short of convincing the reader of such a broad legacy." | |
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