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Encyclopedia - Camp Meeting: Encyclopedia - Camp Meeting
The camp meeting is a phenomenon of American frontier Christianity. The movement of thousands of persons to what had previously been trac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia - Shakers
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Seymour: Encyclopedia - William Seymour
William Joseph Seymour (May 2, 1870 - September 28, 1922) was an African American minister, and an initiator of the Pentecostal religious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Great Awakening: Encyclopedia - Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was the second great religious revival in United States history and consisted of several kinds of activity, di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - Origins Of The Movement
The early men and women who came together to form what became known as the Latter Day Saint movement, shared some beliefs in common with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War - African American Music
Music history of the United States to the Civil War - Africans in Louisiana. Main article: Louisiana Creole In Louisiana, drums remaine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Communalism Under Joseph Meacham
In 1781–1783 the Mother with chosen elders visited her followers in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She died in Watervliet, Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Kentucky: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Kentucky - Festivals
Singers gather annually at Benton, Kentucky on the fourth Sunday in May to sing from a shape note hymn and tune book called The Southern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War - Music Of Other Immigrant Communities
Main article: Music of immigrant communities in the United States Music history of the United States to the Civil War - Creole and Cajun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War - Brass Bands
Main article: Brass band The early 1850s saw a growth in the development of brass band music. Brass bands were made up of brass and woodw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War - Popularization Of Slave Music
Main article: African American music In the 1820s, genteel English-styled ballads were popular in urban areas. Many of the songwriters, h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement Today
The Latter Day Saint movement has continued to grow and evolve. Today there are thousands of active organizations, as the various denomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement In Missouri
As the church was gathering to Kirtland, a second gathering place was established 900 miles distant, on the frontier in Jackson County, M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Culture And Artifacts
Shaker beliefs have generated a unique culture and ways of life that have enriched the cultural history of the United States as well as s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Communal Spiritual Family
The Shakers did not believe in procreation so therefore had to adopt a child if they wanted one. Another way they could expand their comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Ann Lee
Under the leadership of Mother Ann Lee, beginning in 1774, the work ethic and rejection of marriage for which they have ever since been k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Wardley Predecessors
Derived from a small branch of English Quakers who had adopted some of the doctrines of worship followed by the 'French Prophets,' as Lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Shaker Music
The Shakers considered music to be an essential component of the religious experience, and created some of the most tuneful, idiosyncrati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Modern-day Shakers
Membership in the Shakers dwindled in the late 1800s for several reasons. People were attracted to cities and away from the farms. Shaker...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement In Illinois
With the help of sympathetic non-Mormons in Illinois, the Latter Day Saint refugees soon regrouped and established a new headquarters in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement In Ohio
The movement more than doubled in size with the conversion of Sidney Rigdon, a former Campbellite minister. Rigdon led several congregati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement's Historical Context
The Latter Day Saint movement arose in western New York, the area where its founder Joseph Smith, Jr. was raised, during a period of reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Shaker Trust
To preserve their legacy as well as their idyllic, lakeside property at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, the Shakers announced in October 2005 tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement Divided
The largest group of Latter Day Saints followed nine of the Twelve Apostles west, establishing a way station at Winter Quarters, Nebraska...   » Read the article