Preaching the Inward Light Early Quaker Rhetoric by Michael P. Graves.
Description
Cultural constraints on early Quaker preaching -- Presuppositions of early Quaker preaching -- The development of seventeenth-century Quaker impromptu preaching theory -- Robert Barclay and the grounding of early Quaker homiletic theory -- The flowering of early Quaker homiletic theory : Samuel Bownas' manual for itinerant impromptu preachers -- Thematic characteristics of Quaker sermons, 1671-1700 -- Five key metaphors in early Quaker sermons, 1671-1700 -- Other salient characteristics of Quaker sermons, 1671-1700 -- George Fox faces the Yearly Meeting in 1674 : the challenge of legitimacy in a culture that values impromptu, inspired discourse -- Stephen Crisp and the bedrock of early Quakerism -- "This is my testimony unto you from the life of God" : the theorist tests his own advice -- William Penn preaches an impromptu funeral sermon.
xi, 462 p. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Graves, Michael P.
Place Published
City
Waco, Tex.
Date Published
circa 2009
Publication Subjects
Quaker preaching--History--17th century.
Extemporaneous preaching--History--17th century.
Society of Friends--Sermons--History and criticism.
Sermons, English--History and criticism.
Emerson, William,Quaker.