[Rezension von: Oxford handbook of the British sermon, 1689 - 1901]
Sermons were an integral part of British life from the Reformation onward. In terms of the output of the printing presses, they represent the dominant genre of material. Sermons were instruments for political argument, vehicles for clerical preferment, and drivers of moral and political debate. They...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: |
A journal of church and state
Year: 2015, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 184-185 |
| Review of: | Oxford handbook of the British sermon, 1689 - 1901 (Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2012) (Prior, Charles W. A.)
Oxford handbook of the British sermon (Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2012) (Prior, Charles W. A.) |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBF British Isles RE Homiletics |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | Sermons were an integral part of British life from the Reformation onward. In terms of the output of the printing presses, they represent the dominant genre of material. Sermons were instruments for political argument, vehicles for clerical preferment, and drivers of moral and political debate. They cut across most social and intellectual lines of demarcation, as well as across religious denominations. Preaching was a central feature of both Protestant and Catholic piety and worship, and could be heard in public squares, private conventicles, and in pulpits throughout the British Isles. This book provides a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of the sermon in the public life of Britain, from the Glorious Revolution to the death of Queen Victoria. It is a companion volume... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csu112 |