Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on THE IMPACT OF THE CHURCH ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF VIRGINIA. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 3 page paper discusses the impact that evangelicals had in early colonial Virginia. Primary text used: The Transformation of Virginia:Isaac. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_MBisaac.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
together, sharing like customs, philosophies and environment. Rhys Isaac in his book, The Transformation of Virginia, chronicles the changes in Virginian society and mindset through the observation of the religious
changes in the Churches during the span of 1740-1790. Changes in perception of space, in actual building size, and in the evangelical notions were among some of the more potent
ways that the church shaped the early land and culture of Virginia. Isaac states that certain societies leave marks of use upon the terrain (or living space) it occupies. In
other words, the impact that mankind has upon the environment, how he changes it, controls it and provides access to those resources is part of the study of any culture.
This impact was affected by many organizations with the religious affiliations being among one of the more dominant influences during that day and age. Isaac was able to reconstruct the
perspectives of colonial Virginian mentality through various sources, including religious papers. Considering that during this time more than likely if anyone was literate it was the clergy. Therefore, records would
have been kept as well as journals written by those who were in religious service. One of the ways in which the Virginians determined that they would
make their mark on the land was to build lavish buildings, which also included their churches. Isaac states that through the continued increase in the size of the churches which
were built so, too, grew the status of the village in which the newer, bigger church existed. Rituals of power and domination manifested through ostentatious support of the Church at
the beginning of 1740, but as the years progressed the Protestant movement and the anti-slavery evangelicals began to slow the actual growth in the building size of churches. After
...