American Spaces of Conversion
Author | : Andrea Knutson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195370928 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195370929 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Spaces of Conversion written by Andrea Knutson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines how the concept of conversion and 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 in philosophy in the form of pragmatism.