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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... things that pertains to human society ; yea , it is one of the most beautiful and happy things on earth , which indeed makes earth most like heaven . ” This " strange revolution " of Edwardsian revivalism , happiness out of distress ...
... things that pertains to human society ; yea , it is one of the most beautiful and happy things on earth , which indeed makes earth most like heaven . ” This " strange revolution " of Edwardsian revivalism , happiness out of distress ...
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... things , a " baseless fabric " in the end . Could it be that revolutionary zeal actually encroaches on Christian piety ? Any response to this question embarrasses the American clergy in 1780 . Promoting patriotism takes from the chief ...
... things , a " baseless fabric " in the end . Could it be that revolutionary zeal actually encroaches on Christian piety ? Any response to this question embarrasses the American clergy in 1780 . Promoting patriotism takes from the chief ...
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... thing constructed of various parts or members , " " any thing made so as to inclose or admit something else ... things , but most particularly it encloses and , thereby , creates form in the midst of chaos . Without the weaver's ...
... thing constructed of various parts or members , " " any thing made so as to inclose or admit something else ... things , but most particularly it encloses and , thereby , creates form in the midst of chaos . Without the weaver's ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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