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100 1 _aBelknap, Helen Olive,
_d1891-1986
245 1 4 _aThe Church on the changing frontier
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-05-27
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and the Gooogle Print project.)
520 _a"The Church on the Changing Frontier: A Study of the Homesteader and His Church" by Helen O. Belknap is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the dynamics of Protestant churches in rural areas, particularly in four counties across the Rocky Mountain States—Beaverhead in Montana, Sheridan in Wyoming, Hughes in South Dakota, and Union in New Mexico. The book investigates how changing social, economic, and environmental factors have influenced the church's role and effectiveness in these regions, providing a glimpse into the intersection of faith and pioneer life. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive study of the Protestant church's presence and function in the rural American West. It introduces the challenges faced by churches in vast, sparsely populated areas where many residents are transient homesteaders. Belknap outlines the historical context of each of the four counties, detailing their geography, settlement patterns, and demographic trends. She emphasizes the impact of economic pressures and social changes on church life, amidst a backdrop of community dynamics shaped by cooperation and occasional conflict. This early section establishes an analytical framework for the detailed surveys and discussions that follow in later chapters, aiming to present a nuanced view of the church’s roots and ongoing evolution in response to a rapidly changing frontier society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChurches -- Montana -- Beaverhead County
653 _aChurches -- Wycoming -- Sheridan County
653 _aChurches -- New Mexico -- Union County
653 _aChurches -- South Dakota -- Hughes County
653 _aSocial surveys -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39814
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