Abraham in Arms: War and Gender in Colonial New England

by Ann Little

In 1678, the Puritan minister Samuel Nowell preached a sermon he called "Abraham in Arms," in which he urged his listeners to remember that "Hence it is no wayes unbecoming a Christian to learn to be a Souldier." The title of Nowell's sermon was well chosen. Abraham of the Old Testament resonated deeply with New England men, as he embodied the ideal of the householder-patriarch, at once obedient to God and the unquestioned leader of his family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812239652
• ISBN13: 9780812239652
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"