| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 188 pages) |
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A believing attitude -- "Something that is seen, that is wonderful" : Jonathan Edwards and the feeling of conviction -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and the "universal impulse to believe" -- William James's uncertain universe : theory as theology in the varieties of religious experience |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
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James, William, 1842-1910.
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| SUBJECT |
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758 fast |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 fast |
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James, William, 1842-1910 fast |
| Subject |
Conversion -- Christianity.
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Puritans -- Doctrines
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Puritans -- Influence
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- General.
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Conversion -- Christianity
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Puritans -- Doctrines
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Puritans -- Influence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199870769 |
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0199870764 |
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9780199707942 |
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0199707944 |
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