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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Auteur principal: Graves, Michael P. 1943- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Waco, Tex. Baylor University Press 2009
Dans: Studies in rhetoric and religion (9)
Année: 2009
Collection/Revue:Studies in rhetoric and religion 9
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Quakers / Sermon / Rhétorique / Histoire de l’Église 1671-1700
RelBib Classification:KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne
Sujets non-standardisés:B Extemporaneous preaching History 17th century
B Quakers Sermons History and criticism
B Quaker preaching History 17th century
B Sermons, English History and criticism
B Quakers Sermons History and criticism
B Sermons, English History and criticism
B Quaker women History 17th century
B Extemporaneous preaching History 17th century
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Résumé: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
Description:Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1602582408