American spaces of conversion: the conductive imaginaries of edwards, emerson, and james
Auteur :
Knutson, Andrea
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195370928
Date de publication :
23 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
16,5 x 24,1 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
434 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study examines how the concept of conversion and specifically the legacy of the doctrine of preparation, as articulated in Puritan Reformed theology and transplanted to the Massachusetts Bay colony, remained a vital cultural force shaping developments in American literature, theology, and, ultimately, in philosophy in the form of pragmatism.