Author: Benjamin WallinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Joyful Sacrifice of a Prosperous Nation. A Sermon Preached at the Meeting-house Near the Maze-Pond, Southwark, on Thursday November 29, 1759; ... By Benjamin Wallin
Author: Benjamin WallinPreaching in Eighteenth-century London
Author: Jennifer FarooqPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843838710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book looks at the role of preaching culture in eighteenth-century England. Beyond the confines of churches, preaching was heard at political anniversaries and elections, thanksgiving and fast days, and society and charity meetings, all of which were major occasions on the English political and social calendars. Dozens of sermons were published each year, and the popularity of sermons, both from the pulpit and in print, make them crucial for understanding the role of religion in eighteenth-century society. To provide a broad perspective on preaching culture, this book focuses on print and manuscript evidence for preaching in London. London had a unique combination of preaching venues and audiences, including St. Paul's cathedral, parliament, the royal court, the corporation of London, London-based societies, and numerous parish churches and Dissenting meetinghouses. The capital had the greatest range of preaching anywhere in England. However, many of the developments in London reflected trends in preaching culture across the country. This was a period when English society experienced significant social, religious and political changes, and preachers' roles evolved in response to these changes. Early in the century, preachers were heavily engaged in partisan politics. However, as these party heats waned, they increasingly became involved with societies and charities that were part of the blossoming English urban culture. The book also explores the impact of sermons on society by looking at contemporary perceptions of preaching, trends in the publication of sermons, the process of the publication and the distribution of sermons, and the reception of sermons. It demonstrates how preachers of various denominations adapted to an increasingly literate and print-centred culture and the continuing vitality of oral preaching culture. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of religion and sermon literature, but also to those interested in eighteenth-century politics, urban society, oral and print cultures, and publishing. JENNIFER FAROOQ is an independent scholar.
The Joyful Sacrifice of a Prosperous Nation. A Sermon Preached at the Meeting-house Near the Maze-Pond, Southwark, on Thursday November 29, 1759; ..
Author: Benjamin WallinThe Joyful Sacrifice of a Prosperous Nation
Author: Benjamin WallinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
National Thanksgivings and Ideas of Britain, 1689-1816
Author: Warren JohnstonPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783273585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Examines sermons preached at national thanksgiving celebrations to show in detail what it meant to be properly British in the period.
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607-1876
Author: Nicholas GuyattPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521867887
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the United States above other nations? Tracing the story of American providentialism, this book uncovers the British roots of American religious nationalism before the American Revolution and the extraordinary struggles of white Americans to reconcile their ideas of national mission with the racial diversity of the early republic. Making sense of previously diffuse debates on manifest destiny, millenarianism, and American mission, Providence and the Invention of the United States explains the origins and development of the idea that God has a special plan for America. This conviction supplied the United States with a powerful sense of national purpose, but it also prevented Americans from clearly understanding events and people that could not easily be fitted into the providential scheme.
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Maggs BrosThe Eighteenth Century
Author: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description