the conductive imaginaries of Edwards, Emerson, and James Knutson, Andrea. creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource. 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. specialized by Andrea Knutson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Conversion Christianity Puritans Doctrines Puritans Influence Edwards, Jonathan 1703-1758 Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882 James, William 1842-1910 BX9323 248.240973 9780199870769 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370928.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370928.001.0001 StDuBDS 101209 20150804193924.0 EDZ0000077175