The art of hearing: English preachers and their audiences, 1590-1640

Throughout Christian history the sermon has been a key means of transmitting religious ideas. This book assesses the effectiveness of the sermon as a means of spreading Protestant ideas in early modern England by focusing on how sermons were interpreted by their audience

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Main Author: Hunt, Arnold (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
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Summary:Throughout Christian history the sermon has been a key means of transmitting religious ideas. This book assesses the effectiveness of the sermon as a means of spreading Protestant ideas in early modern England by focusing on how sermons were interpreted by their audience
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. (403-405) and indexes
The theory of preaching -- The art of hearing -- From pulpit to print -- Reconstructing the audience -- Preaching and the people -- Reading sermons politically : criticism and controversy -- Reading sermons theologically : predestination and the pulpit
Physical Description:viii, 414 S. 24 cm
ISBN:9780521896764
0521896762

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