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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... separate faith in the Enlightenment actually explodes into fervor , and it does so precisely because it helped Americans bring their own peculiar brand of the Reformation to the Revolution . The American Enlightenment does not quarrel ...
... separate faith in the Enlightenment actually explodes into fervor , and it does so precisely because it helped Americans bring their own peculiar brand of the Reformation to the Revolution . The American Enlightenment does not quarrel ...
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... separate in New England a year after . At the highest level , conflict leads to impressive exchanges on theological issues , as in Jonathan Edwards's Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival ( 1742 ) against Charles Chauncy's Season ...
... separate in New England a year after . At the highest level , conflict leads to impressive exchanges on theological issues , as in Jonathan Edwards's Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival ( 1742 ) against Charles Chauncy's Season ...
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... separate understanding of previous communal expression on the subject ; his words are freedom in action . Dickinson is the master of both understandings . He announces his true purpose , " the meaning of these letters , " in " Letter ...
... separate understanding of previous communal expression on the subject ; his words are freedom in action . Dickinson is the master of both understandings . He announces his true purpose , " the meaning of these letters , " in " Letter ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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