Preaching the Inward Light: Early Quaker Rhetoric

by Michael P. Graves

Studying the history of early Quaker preaching, Michael Graves uses careful rhetorical analysis to provide insights into Quaker theology and practice. Situating the movement within the intellectual context of early seventeenth century Europe, he explores both seminal preachers and lesser known figures who were nonetheless important rhetoricians. Through extant sermons he demonstrates that the early Quakers could be a vocal, even revivalistic, sect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602582408
• ISBN13: 9781602582408
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"