The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 halaman This 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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... 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 with religious orthodoxies as its ...
... 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 with religious orthodoxies as its ...
Halaman 71
... actually encroaches on Christian piety ? Any response to this question embarrasses the American clergy in 1780 . Promoting patriotism takes from the chief end of glorifying God ; resisting it puts the ministry against the people in a ...
... actually encroaches on Christian piety ? Any response to this question embarrasses the American clergy in 1780 . Promoting patriotism takes from the chief end of glorifying God ; resisting it puts the ministry against the people in a ...
Halaman 102
... actually said increases the pressure to say more . The hesitation in oppositional discourse has shifted from the voice of the writer to the characterological surface of the speaker to the attractive image of the peace - loving farmer ...
... actually said increases the pressure to say more . The hesitation in oppositional discourse has shifted from the voice of the writer to the characterological surface of the speaker to the attractive image of the peace - loving farmer ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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