Which of These Individuals Would Have Most Likely Preferred Pietism

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of these individuals would have most likely preferred Pietism to Deism in the eighteenth century?

• A) A Virginia planter
• B) A Scots-Irish migrant
• C) An urban artisan
• D) A wealthy New York merchant

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