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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... Voice of the People " with " the Voice of God , " or how Jonathan Mayhew , a year later in Observations on the Charter and Conduct of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel , could praise the American people as " philosophers and ...
... Voice of the People " with " the Voice of God , " or how Jonathan Mayhew , a year later in Observations on the Charter and Conduct of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel , could praise the American people as " philosophers and ...
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... voice of reason into the voice of God , orthodoxy requires that he carefully distinguish between civil and ecclesiastical arrangements . Samuel West's own election sermon in 1776 can rely on the same wording ; here , too , the voice of ...
... voice of reason into the voice of God , orthodoxy requires that he carefully distinguish between civil and ecclesiastical arrangements . Samuel West's own election sermon in 1776 can rely on the same wording ; here , too , the voice of ...
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... voice within a voice within a voice - from Madison , to Publius , to southern advocate : " Let the case of the slaves be considered , as it is in truth , a peculiar one . Let the compromising expedient of the Constitution be mutually ...
... voice within a voice within a voice - from Madison , to Publius , to southern advocate : " Let the case of the slaves be considered , as it is in truth , a peculiar one . Let the compromising expedient of the Constitution be mutually ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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