The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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Page 52
... observes , " it looks as though the nation could hardly continue in being , but must sink under the weight of its own corruption and wickedness . " Only by reiterating that " the church's extremity has often been God's opportunity ...
... observes , " it looks as though the nation could hardly continue in being , but must sink under the weight of its own corruption and wickedness . " Only by reiterating that " the church's extremity has often been God's opportunity ...
Page 93
... observe the transit of Venus . For all of their differences , Richard Bland in Virginia and James Otis in Massachusetts epitomize the same larger colonial dilemma in the middle 1760s . True , in ... observes Otis , WRITING THE REVOLUTION 93.
... observe the transit of Venus . For all of their differences , Richard Bland in Virginia and James Otis in Massachusetts epitomize the same larger colonial dilemma in the middle 1760s . True , in ... observes Otis , WRITING THE REVOLUTION 93.
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... observes , " is but a body without a soul . " The effect in politics of this juncture is to activate an angry God in the perception of civil injustice . Separation , the work of the Enlightenment , removes that anger from the political ...
... observes , " is but a body without a soul . " The effect in politics of this juncture is to activate an angry God in the perception of civil injustice . Separation , the work of the Enlightenment , removes that anger from the political ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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