Patricia Caldwell

The Puritan Conversion Narrative

The Beginnings of American Expression
Herausgeber: Gelpi, Albert; Posnock, Ross

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the testimonies of spiritual experience delivered by puritans in the mid-seventeenth century in order to qualify for membership of their local churches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780521311472
• ISBN-10: 0521311470
• Artikelnr.: 26056957

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. The Conversion Narrative as a Form of Expression in the Puritan Gathered Churches: 1. Origins
2. Controversy
Part II. Sea Change: The Conversion Narrative in The New World: 3. Disappointment
4. The problem of expression
5. The American morphology of conversion
6. Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.