Preaching Politics: The Religious Rhetoric of George Whitefield and the Founding of a New Nation

by Jerome Dean Mahaffey

Book Overview

The third volume in Studies in Rhetoric & Religion, Preaching Politics traces the surprising and lasting influence of one of American history's most fascinating and enigmatic figures--George Whitefield. Jerome Mahaffey explores George Whitefield's role in creating a rhetoric of community that successfully established a common worldview among the many colonial cultures. Using a rigorous method of rhetorical analysis, Mahaffey cogently argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932792880
• ISBN13: 9781932792881
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"