Introduction: "I plead the first!" : writing a new America -- Phillis Wheatley, the poet-theologian -- Encountering God through the preacher : Wheatley's influences -- The spoken word : on Isaiah 63:1-8 -- Created in the imagination -- Salvation is available -- The story behind the voice -- Epilogue: To whom much is given.
Summary:
"In You Must Be Born Again: Phillis Wheatley as Prophetic Poet the author presents Phillis Wheatley as a preacher and theologian committed to transforming her world through her poetry. The result is a prophetic message of hope for the oppressed and corrective instruction for the institutional power structures"-- Provided by publisher.
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