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OverviewAs the charismatic leader of the wave of religious revivals known as the Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) is one of the most important figures in American religious history. However, by the end of the eighteenth century, his writings were generally dismissed as remnants of a moribund Puritan tradition. Focusing on the publishing history and appropriation of Edwards's works by succeeding generations, Joseph Conforti explores the construction and manipulation of the Edwards legacy and demonstrates its central place in American cultural and religious history. Most of Edwards's writings were not regularly republished or widely read until the early nineteenth century, when he emerged as a prominent thinker both in academic circles and in the new popular religious culture of the Second Great Awakening. Even after the Civil War, Edwards remained a popular figure from the Puritan past for colonial revivalists. But by the early twentieth century, scholars had again reinvented Edwards, this time deemphasizing his influence. These contrasting constructions of the one man, Conforti says, reveal the dynamic process of cultural change. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph A. ConfortiPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.410kg ISBN: 9780807845356ISBN 10: 0807845353 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 20 November 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsA carefully documented, lively account . . . that will be read quite profitably across several disciplines for years to come.<p> Historical Journal of Massachusetts A carefully documented, lively account . . . that will be read quite profitably across several disciplines for years to come. Historical Journal of Massachusetts A carefully documented, lively account . . . that will be read quite profitably across several disciplines for years to come. Historical Journal of Massachusetts The research is excellent, the prose clear and attractive, and the argument thoughtful. . . . This is scholarship of a high order. Church History A carefully documented, lively account . . . that will be read quite profitably across several disciplines for years to come. Historical Journal of Massachusetts The research is excellent, the prose clear and attractive, and the argument thoughtful. . . . This is scholarship of a high order. Church History An important contribution to Edwards studies and to the study of the history of religion in America. Christian Century Conforti's feast is rare and delightful. Harvard Divinity Bulletin Conforti's presentation is solidly researched and clearly written. Religion & Literature Author InformationJoseph A. Conforti is professor of American and New England Studies at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. His previous books include Jonathan Edwards, Religious Tradition, and American Culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |