The latest scholarship on the role of hymns in American evangelicalismMusic and song are important parts of worship, and hymns have long played a central role in Protestant cultural history. This book explores the ways in which Protestants have used and continue to use hymns to clarify their identity and define their relationship with America and to Christianity. Representing seven groups—Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Mennonites, Holiness, Hispanics,...

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation in other measures as well, particularly cultural and political trends. But were it an independent state, it would have one of the world's most unusual democracies. In The California Republic Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi bring together a diverse group of contributors to shed light on the Prog...

Singing master Durham Hills created The Cashaway Psalmody to give as a wedding present in 1770. A collection of tenor melody parts for 152 tunes and sixty-three texts, the Psalmody is the only surviving tunebook from the colonial-era South and one of the oldest sacred music manuscripts from the Carolinas. It is all the more remarkable for its sophistication: no similar document of the period matches Hills's level of musical expertise, reportorial reach, and calligraphic s...

UN VIAGGIO NEL WEST… SULLA SCIA DELLA VENDETTA! Washington, fine dell’Ottocento. Matthew Montgomery è un uomo inflessibile e ha un ruolo importante al Ministero della Difesa… ma un feroce crimine cambierà la sua vita: sua moglie è stata uccisa e sua figlia è stata marchiata con uno strano simbolo. Inizia così un’avventura nel Far West fatta di sangue, proiettili e ingiustizia, per esplorare il cuore dell’America e le sue origini violente. Un’edizione integrale e ricca di extra di La stella...

Our story starts in Washington, 1870. Matthew Montgomery has an important post at the Ministry of Defense. He's rather an inflexible man who always respects the rules, which is why he warned his daughter, Helen, not to leave with that idiot, Glover. Of course, she did it anyway, and now she wants to come back and expects to be pardoned. But when Matthew arrives home the night of his Helen's return, he opens the door to find his wife and daughter slaughtered in the hallway, and a strange st...

Matthew Montgomery's quest to solve the mystery behind his wife and daughter's brutal murder has led him as far as the train tracks go: Topeka. This cautious, law-abiding man has come to this hub of sex, violence and alcohol in search of a man who goes by the name of Jason Cauldry, from whom he intends to get some answers about the death of his loved ones. And find him he does. Turns out Cauldry is lord and master of the town's brothels, enrolling all the Indian women unfortunate enough to...

Matthew Montgomery, haut fonctionnaire de Washington, était un homme pétri de certitudes et respectueux des lois, jusqu'au soir où, en rentrant chez lui, il a trouvé sa femme et sa fille massacrées. Sur la poitrine de sa fille, le meurtrier avait gravé une étoile au couteau. Traumatisé, Montgomery était parti sur la piste du tueur avec, pour seul indice, un nom dans un registre d'hôtel : Jason Cauldray, de Topeka. Il avait traversé les Appalaches et le Middle West sur les traces de Cauldra...

Dans ce dixième tome, Stephen Desberg et Enrico Marini ne reculent devant rien pour mener le Scorpion au plus près de la vérité. Les intrigues entre les Latal et les Trebaldi s'intensifient, le pape est de plus en plus isolé et le Scorpion n'a qu'un seul but : rendre justice à sa mère. Le Scorpion saura-t-il enfin qui est son père ? Flash-back et révélations au coeur même du pouvoir, à Saint-Pierre...

Twenty years after the first volume of "Desert Star," with which Marini first made a name for himself, Desberg collaborates with Labiano for the prequel! In classic Western style, this time the story plays out in Indian territories. The conflicts between cowboys with neither faith nor morals and the God-fearing colonies will put an end to the peaceful existence of the Indian tribes. This marks the starting point of the tragedy of Desert Star, not yet a symbol of vengeance, but a feisty you...

Retour aux sources sur les territoires indiens, là où tout a commencé !20 ans après L'Étoile du Désert, qui a révélé le talent d'Enrico Marini au grand public, Desberg en signe le préquel pour Hugues Labiano ! Un très grand western qui se joue cette fois dans les territoires indiens. Les affrontements entre cow-boys sans foi ni loi et colons guidés par Dieu mettront fin à la paisible existence des tribus indiennes et seront le point de départ de la tragédie de « l'étoile du désert ». Une «...

Washington, début des années 1870. Matthew Montgomery occupe un poste important au ministère de la Défense. C'est un homme inflexible, respectueux des règles, pétri de certitudes. Il avait bien dit à Helen, sa fille, de ne pas partir avec cet imbécile de Glover. Maintenant, elle veut revenir et il est censé pardonner. Sa femme lui gâche le week-end avec ça. Mais au retour du week-end, c'est sa vie tout entière qui bascule : en rentrant chez lui - à reculons, car il craint les effusions ave...

Alles begann im Jahr 1870 in Washington. Matt Montgomery führte ein langweiliges Leben als Mitarbeiter des Ministeriums. Als seine Familie ermordet wird, macht er sich auf die Suche nach dem Täter. 20 Jahre später haben sich nun Stephen Desberg und Enrico Marini erneut zusammengesetzt, um Montgomerys Geschichte im Wilden Westen weiterzuerzählen. Die lang erwartete Fortsetzung als deutsche Erstveröffentlichung! Matt Montgomery ist zurück!