Preaching the Inward Light
Early Quaker Rhetoric
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2009
Book
Hardback
474 pages
978-1-60258-240-8 (ISBN)
Description
Studying the history of early Quaker preaching, Michael Graves uses careful rhetorical analysis to provide insights into Quaker theology and practice. Situating the movement within the intellectual context of early seventeenth century Europe, he explores both seminal preachers and lesser known figures who were nonetheless important rhetoricians. Through extant sermons he demonstrates that the early Quakers could be a vocal, even ""revivalistic,"" sect that sought to put into effect world-wide the moral, spiritual, and practical virtues of what they called ""primitive Christianity."" Thus, Graves challenges the stereotypes of the early movement and shows the denomination to be theologically innovative and socially important. Well-researched and well-written, Preaching the Inward Light is a timely look backward to these spirited people.
Reviews / Votes
"A lively analysis of Quaker homiletics. Both historians and students of rhetoric and preaching will find here many helpful insights." --John S. McClure, Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University More than religious history, Michael P. Graves has penned a multifaceted historical, theoretical, and textual analysis of impromptu speech that will be of great interest to communication and rhetorical scholars.... Through his careful scholarship and elegant prose, we catch a glimpse of the path these Friends followed, the meaning they built, the communities they formed, and the Light that illuminated their way. -- Jonathan J. Edwards -- Rhetoric & Public Affairs Preaching the Inward Light is an excellent resource not only for students of religious rhetoric, preaching, and history, but also for persons who would encounter a radically different approach to discerning God's living word amid the community of faith. -- HomileticMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60258-240-8 (9781602582408)
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E-Book
05/2011
Baylor University Press
€53.99
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Person
Michael P. Graves is Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication, Liberty University. He co-edited More Than Precious Memories: The Rhetoric of Southern Gospel Music. He lives in Forest, Virginia.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Ch. 1 Cultural Constraints on Early Quaker Preaching
Ch. 2 Presuppositions of Early Quaker Preaching
Ch. 3 The Development of Seventeenth Century Quaker Impromptu Preaching Theory
Ch. 4 Robert Barclay and the Grounding of Early Quaker Homiletic Theory
Ch. 5 The Flowering of Early Quaker Homiletic Theory: Samuel Bownas' Manual for Itinerant Impromptu Preachers
Ch. 6 Thematic Characteristics of Quaker Sermons, 1671-1700
Ch. 7 Key Metaphors in Early Quaker Sermons, 1671-1700
Ch. 8 Other Salient Characteristics of Quaker Sermons, 1671-1700
Ch. 9 George Fox Faces the Yearly Meeting in 1674: The Challenge of Legitimacy in a Culture that Values Impromptu, Inspired Discourse
Ch. 10 Stephen Crisp and the Bedrock of Early Quakerism
Ch. 11 ""This is my testimony unto you from the life of God"": The Theorist Tests His Own Advice
Ch. 12 William Penn Preaches an Impromptu Funeral Sermon
Epilogue
Bibliography
Appendices
Introduction
Ch. 1 Cultural Constraints on Early Quaker Preaching
Ch. 2 Presuppositions of Early Quaker Preaching
Ch. 3 The Development of Seventeenth Century Quaker Impromptu Preaching Theory
Ch. 4 Robert Barclay and the Grounding of Early Quaker Homiletic Theory
Ch. 5 The Flowering of Early Quaker Homiletic Theory: Samuel Bownas' Manual for Itinerant Impromptu Preachers
Ch. 6 Thematic Characteristics of Quaker Sermons, 1671-1700
Ch. 7 Key Metaphors in Early Quaker Sermons, 1671-1700
Ch. 8 Other Salient Characteristics of Quaker Sermons, 1671-1700
Ch. 9 George Fox Faces the Yearly Meeting in 1674: The Challenge of Legitimacy in a Culture that Values Impromptu, Inspired Discourse
Ch. 10 Stephen Crisp and the Bedrock of Early Quakerism
Ch. 11 ""This is my testimony unto you from the life of God"": The Theorist Tests His Own Advice
Ch. 12 William Penn Preaches an Impromptu Funeral Sermon
Epilogue
Bibliography
Appendices