Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 1972 under the title "The rhetoric of the inward light : an examination of extant sermons delivered by early Quakers, 1671-1700." Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-435) and indexes.
Contents:
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.
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