{"product_id":"irish-presbyterians-and-the-shaping-of-western-pennsylvania-1770-1830-paperback","title":"Irish Presbyterians and the Shaping of Western Pennsylvania, 1770-1830 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter E. Gilmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Presbyterians and the Shaping of Western Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1770-1830\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical study examining the religious culture of Irish immigrants in the early years of America. Despite fractious relations among competing sects, many immigrants shared a vision of a renewed Ireland in which their versions of Presbyterianism could flourish free from the domination of landlords and established church. In the process, they created the institutional foundations for western Pennsylvanian Presbyterian churches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rural Presbyterian Irish church elders emphasized community and ethnoreligious group solidarity in supervising congregants' morality. Improved transportation and the greater reach of the market eliminated near-subsistence local economies and hastened the demise of religious traditions brought from Ireland. Gilmore contends that ritual and daily religious practice, as understood and carried out by migrant generations, were abandoned or altered by American-born generations in the context of major economic change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter E. Gilmore \u003c\/b\u003eis a ruling elder at Sixth Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, and serves on the Commission for Preparation of Ministry of the Pittsburgh Presbytery. He has taught at several Pittsburgh universities, and previously served as staff writer and editor for \u003ci\u003eUE News\u003c\/i\u003e, the official publication of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America. He teaches history at Carlow University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382651273394,"sku":"9780822966678","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/289a445d8728544fceda91c28bd0370d.webp?v=1777840384","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/irish-presbyterians-and-the-shaping-of-western-pennsylvania-1770-1830-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}