Religion in the British Atlantic, 1500-1800

By Carla Gardina Pestana

Subjects: Great britain, colonies, america, Colonies, Protestant churches, Protestantisme, Religion, Church history, Great britain, colonies, africa, 11.55 Protestantism, Kolonie, 15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general, Great britain, church history, Kolonialisme, British colonies, History, Great Britain

Description: Beginning with the role religion played in the lives of believers in West Africa, eastern North America, and western Europe in about 1500, author Carla Gardina Pestana shows how the Protestant Reformation helped to fuel colonial expansion as bitter rivalries prompted a fierce competition for souls. -- from publisher description