The Rhetoric of Conversion in English Puritan Writing from Perkins to Milton

by David Parry

Book Overview

This rhetorical study of the persuasive practice of English Puritan preachers and writers demonstrates how they appeal to both reason and imagination in order to persuade their hearers and readers towards conversion, assurance of salvation and godly living. Examining works from a diverse range of preacher-writers such as William Perkins, Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter and John Bunyan, this book maps out continuities and contrasts in the theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350280623
• ISBN13: 9781350280625
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"