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Charles G. Finney : revivalistic rhetoric / David B. Chesebrough ; foreword by Ronald D. Rietveld.
Van Pelt Library BX7260.F47 C46 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chesebrough, David B., 1932-2004.
- Series:
- Great American orators 0898-8277 ; no. 31.
- Great American orators, 0898-8277 ; no. 31
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Finney, Charles G., 1792-1875.
- Finney, Charles G.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1. Finney's Life 5
- Early Years (1792-1821) 5
- Conversion (1821) 9
- Frontier Revivals (1824-1825) 12
- Urban Revivals (1825-1832) 16
- A Settled Pastorate (1832-1837) 42
- Oberlin (1835-1875) 48
- England (1849-1851) 56
- The Final Twenty-Five Years (1851-1875) 60
- 2. Sermon Themes 67
- Religious Themes 68
- Reform Themes 76
- 3. Rhetorical Techniques 95
- Invention 96
- Arrangement 100
- Style 101
- Method of Preparation 106
- Delivery 107
- 4. Three Sermons 115
- "Blessedness of Benevolence" 115
- "Doubtful Actions Are Sinful" 126
- "Christ's Yoke Is Easy" 140.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-175) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313318131
- OCLC:
- 47050475
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