The self and the sacred
Subtitle: conversion and autobiography in early American Protestantism
By: Rodger M. Payne.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Christian converts -- United States -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Christian biography -- United States -- History and criticism.; Autobiography -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 18th century.; Self -- History -- 18th century.; Autobiography -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 19th century.; Self -- History -- 19th century.
Description: From about 1740 to 1850, evangelical Protestantism became a major cultural force in virtually all areas of America. Emerging from this religious movement was a rich vernacular literature of conversion narratives and spiritual autobiographies - writings in which believers described their own salvation in hopes of converting others. In The Self and the Sacred, Rodger M.

Payne examines these neglected texts in depth, focusing particularly on what they reveal about notions of selfhood and how those notions were incorporated into Christian orthodoxy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-119) and index.