Race and redemption in Puritan New England / Richard A. Bailey.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©2011.

ix, 209 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : "neither bond nor free" : New Englanders, race, and redemption -- Laying the foundation for "a citty upon a hill" : faith, works, covenant, and colonialism -- When image unmakes the man : the consequences of thinking about the colors and capabilities of "others" -- "I am come into the light" : confessions of faith, sermons, and ventriloquism -- "We are not to make asses of our servants" : exercising authority over New Englanders of color -- "The art of coyning Christians" : redeeming self and "others" in Puritan New England -- Epilogue : the happy day refuses to come.