The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists: The Discourse of Skepticism, 1680-1750 (Studies in Rhetoric Communication)
James A. Herrick
The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists illuminates the major battlefields of a rhetorical war waged for the religious mind of Britain and eventually of Europe and the colonies. Focusing on the works of lesser-known but highly influential Deists whose radically controversial spirit and willingness to absorb enormous personal risks made Deist controversy so intriguing and consequential, James A. Herrick examines the seventy-year polemic between the English Deists and the Church of England. He contends that Deism owes its enduring significance to the rhetorical acumen, textual resources, and iconoclastic motivation of skilled controversialists who sought nothing less than the destruction of Christianity.
年:
1997
出版社:
University of South Carolina Press
语言:
english
ISBN 10:
1570031665
ISBN 13:
9781570031663
文件:
EPUB, 514 KB
IPFS:
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english, 1997