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Preaching Politics
Jerome Dean Mahaffey
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Description for Preaching Politics
Hardcover. Traces the surprising influence of one of American history's fascinating and enigmatic figures - George Whitefield. This title explores George Whitefield's role in creating a 'rhetoric of community' that successfully established a common worldview among the many colonial cultures. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Religion. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGX; HRCC95; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
The third volume in Studies in Rhetoric & Religion, Preaching Politics traces the surprising and lasting influence of one of American history's most fascinating and enigmatic figures - George Whitefield. Jerome Mahaffey explores George Whitefield's role in creating a ""rhetoric of community"" that successfully established a common worldview among the many colonial cultures. Using a rigorous method of rhetorical analysis, Mahaffey cogently argues that George Whitefield directed the evolution of an American collective religious identity that lay underneath the emerging political ideology that fueled the American Revolution.
The third volume in Studies in Rhetoric & Religion, Preaching Politics traces the surprising and lasting influence of one of American history's most fascinating and enigmatic figures - George Whitefield. Jerome Mahaffey explores George Whitefield's role in creating a ""rhetoric of community"" that successfully established a common worldview among the many colonial cultures. Using a rigorous method of rhetorical analysis, Mahaffey cogently argues that George Whitefield directed the evolution of an American collective religious identity that lay underneath the emerging political ideology that fueled the American Revolution.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Rhetoric and Religion
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781932792881
SKU
V9781932792881
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About Jerome Dean Mahaffey
Jerome Dean Mahaffey (Ph.D. University of Memphis) is Lecturer in the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University and the author of (Baylor University Press, 2011).
Reviews for Preaching Politics
This study of the convergence of religion and politics in 18th-century America is an altogether satisfying presentation suitable for use by undergraduate and graduate students alike... Recommended.
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