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Author:
Hunt, Arnold.
Title:
The art of hearing : English preachers and their audiences, 1590-1640 / Arnold Hunt.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
viii, 414 p. : facsims. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Preaching--England--History--16th century.
Preaching--England--History--17th century.
England--Church history--16th century.
England--Church history--17th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. (403-405) and indexes.
Contents:
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.
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.
Series:
Cambridge studies in early modern British history
ISBN:
0521896762 (hbk.)
9780521896764 (hbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)449827561
LCCN:
2011281154
Locations:
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

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