ANGLICANISM, ENTHUSIASM AND QUIXOTISM: PREACHING AND POLITENESS IN MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE1

One consequence of the rise of Methodism in eighteenth-century Britain was the stimulation of rigorous debate over the propriety and effectiveness of conflicting preaching techniques Was Anglican delivery too reserved to be effective? Did ‘enthusiasm’ inspire eloquent oratory or dangerous mania? Thi...

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Main Author: Goring, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2001
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2001, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 326-341
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