The Word in the world : evangelical writing, publishing, and reading in America, 1789-1880 / Candy Gunther Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Candy Gunther.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian literature--Publishing--United States--History--18th century.

Christian literature.

Christian literature--Publishing--United States--History--19th century.

Evangelicalism--United States--History--18th century.

Evangelicalism.

Evangelicalism--United States--History--19th century.

Christians--Books and reading--United States--History.

Christians.

Religious newspapers and periodicals--United States--History.

Religious newspapers and periodicals.

Music--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Music.

Christianity and culture--United States--History.

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The evangelical publishing community has been growing for more than two hundred years. Candy Gunther Brown explores the roots of this far-flung conglomeration of writers, publishers, and readers, from the founding of the Methodist Book Concern in 1789 to the 1880 publication of the runaway best-seller Ben-Hur.

Contents:

What is evangelical print culture?

The world of evangelical publishing

Marks of membership in an evangelical canon

Readers and writers navigate the currents of the market

Earnestly contending for the faith

Priesthood of all believers

Singing with the spirit and the understanding

Unifying the pilgrim community.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-321) and index.

ISBN:

9798890878441

9780807863336

0807863335

OCLC:

70759487