Preaching politics
Subtitle: the religious rhetoric of George Whitefield and the founding of a new nation
By: Jerome Dean Mahaffey
Series: Studies in rhetoric and religion -- 3
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Waco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781932792881
Subjects: Whitefield, George, -- 1714-1770; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-289) and index
Table of contents: title: The quest for American origins; title: Whitefield : finding his talents, forming his identity; title: American identity; title: America awakened; title: Toward colonial unification; title: The war against arbitrary power; title: The deep-laid plot; title: A blueprint for revolution; title: The legacy of Whitefield