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Preaching the Inward Light
Michael P. Graves
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Description for Preaching the Inward Light
Hardcover. Uses careful rhetorical analysis to provide insights into Quaker theology and practice. Situating the movement within the intellectual context of early seventeenth century Europe, this title explores both seminal preachers and lesser known figures who were nonetheless important rhetoricians. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC97. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
Studying the history of early Quaker preaching, Michael Graves uses careful rhetorical analysis to provide insights into Quaker theology and practice. Situating the movement within the intellectual context of early seventeenth century Europe, he explores both seminal preachers and lesser known figures who were nonetheless important rhetoricians. Through extant sermons he demonstrates that the early Quakers could be a vocal, even ""revivalistic,"" sect that sought to put into effect world-wide the moral, spiritual, and practical virtues of what they called ""primitive Christianity."" Thus, Graves challenges the stereotypes of the early movement and shows the denomination to be theologically innovative and ... Read more
Studying the history of early Quaker preaching, Michael Graves uses careful rhetorical analysis to provide insights into Quaker theology and practice. Situating the movement within the intellectual context of early seventeenth century Europe, he explores both seminal preachers and lesser known figures who were nonetheless important rhetoricians. Through extant sermons he demonstrates that the early Quakers could be a vocal, even ""revivalistic,"" sect that sought to put into effect world-wide the moral, spiritual, and practical virtues of what they called ""primitive Christianity."" Thus, Graves challenges the stereotypes of the early movement and shows the denomination to be theologically innovative and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
Number of Pages
474
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602582408
SKU
V9781602582408
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About Michael P. Graves
Michael P. Graves is Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication, Liberty University. He co-edited More Than Precious Memories: The Rhetoric of Southern Gospel Music. He lives in Forest, Virginia.
Reviews for Preaching the Inward Light
"A lively analysis of Quaker homiletics. Both historians and students of rhetoric and preaching will find here many helpful insights."
John S. McClure, Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University More than religious history, Michael P. Graves has penned a multifaceted historical, theoretical, and textual analysis of impromptu speech that will be of great ... Read more
John S. McClure, Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University More than religious history, Michael P. Graves has penned a multifaceted historical, theoretical, and textual analysis of impromptu speech that will be of great ... Read more