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Preaching politics : the religious rhetoric of George Whitefield and the founding of a new nation / Jerome Dean Mahaffey.
Van Pelt Library BX9225.W4 M34 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mahaffey, Jerome Dean.
- Series:
- Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 3.
- Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.
- Whitefield, George.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.
- Rhetoric.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects.
- History.
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 295 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Waco : Baylor University Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- The religious rhetoric that shaped a colonial worldview and enabled revolution
- Contents:
- The quest for American origins
- Whitefield : finding his talents, forming his identity
- American identity
- America awakened
- Toward colonial unification
- The war against arbitrary power
- The deep-laid plot
- A blueprint for revolution
- The legacy of Whitefield.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781932792881
- 1932792880
- OCLC:
- 148727703
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