Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
Contents:
True honor comes from God alone : evangelicalism and the language of the alternative community -- In the publick manner : honor, community, discipline, and the self in the local church -- Dual citizens and a twice sacred circle : men, women, and honor in the local church -- Social death and everlasting life : slave identity, honor, and ritual -- A voice at its full thunder : evangelical oratory, honor, and the self -- An everlasting name : ambition, fame, duty, death, and the evangelical ideal -- Epilogue.
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