Preaching politics

Mahaffey, Jerome Dean.

Preaching politics the religious rhetoric of George Whitefield and the founding of a new nation / [electronic resource] : Jerome Dean Mahaffey. - Waco : Baylor University Press, c2007. - xiii, 295 p. ; 24 cm. - Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 3 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-289) and index.

The quest for American origins -- Whitefield : finding his talents, forming his identity -- American identity -- America awakened -- Toward colonial unification -- The war against arbitrary power -- The deep-laid plot -- A blueprint for revolution -- The legacy of Whitefield.


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2008.
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Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.


Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--18th century.


United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.


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