Book Outline: The Watts Psalmody Controversy
Working Title
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Thesis
[TBD - how debates over Watts’s psalm paraphrases caused denominational realignment]
Chapter Structure
Introduction
- Scope and methodology
- Historiographical context
Part I: Background
Chapter 1: Psalm-Singing in the Reformed Tradition
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Chapter 2: Isaac Watts and His Psalter
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Chapter 3: Watts in the Colonies
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Part II: The Controversy
Chapter 4: Early Adopters and Resisters
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Chapter 5: Adam Rankin and Kentucky
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Chapter 6: John Mason and New York
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Part III: Denominational Realignment
Chapter 7: Movement Between Bodies
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Chapter 8: Regional Patterns
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Conclusion
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