Preaching the inward light: theory and practice of early Quaker rhetoric
Cultural constraints on early Quaker preaching -- Presuppositions of early Quaker preaching -- The development of seventeenth-century Quaker impromptu preaching theory -- Robert Barclay and the grounding of early Quaker homiletic theory -- The flowering of early Quaker homiletic theory : Samuel Bown...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Waco, Tex.
Baylor University Press
2009
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| In: |
Studies in rhetoric and religion (9)
Year: 2009 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in rhetoric and religion
9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Quakers
/ Sermon
/ Rhetoric
/ Church history studies 1671-1700
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDH Christian sects |
| Further subjects: | B
Extemporaneous preaching
History 17th century
B Quaker preaching History 17th century B Sermons, English History and criticism B Society of Friends Sermons History and criticism B Sermons, English History and criticism B Quaker women History 17th century B Society of Friends Sermons History and criticism B Extemporaneous preaching History 17th century |
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Table of Contents (Publisher) |
| Summary: | Cultural constraints on early Quaker preaching -- Presuppositions of early Quaker preaching -- The development of seventeenth-century Quaker impromptu preaching theory -- Robert Barclay and the grounding of early Quaker homiletic theory -- The flowering of early Quaker homiletic theory : Samuel Bownas' manual for itinerant impromptu preachers -- Thematic characteristics of Quaker sermons, 1671-1700 -- Five key metaphors in early Quaker sermons, 1671-1700 -- Other salient characteristics of Quaker sermons, 1671-1700 -- George Fox faces the Yearly Meeting in 1674 : the challenge of legitimacy in a culture that values impromptu, inspired discourse -- Stephen Crisp and the bedrock of early Quakerism -- "This is my testimony unto you from the life of God" : the theorist tests his own advice -- William Penn preaches an impromptu funeral sermon |
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| Item Description: | Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 462 S, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60258-240-8 1-60258-240-8 |
