The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in AmericaNYU Press, 1999 M09 1 - 292 páginas This expansive volume traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. At a time when social movements led by religious leaders, from Louis Farrakhan to Pat Buchanan, are playing a central role in American politics, James Darsey connects this radical tradition with its prophetic roots. |
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... virtue of his service in a sacred tradition, while the prophet's claim is based on personal revelation and charisma.” Bruce Vawter amplifies and clarifies Weber's conception of the prophet's call: “The prophets of Israel, whose words we ...
... virtue that gave the alarm, may sometimes, by causing too great a transport of zeal, defeat its own purpose; it ... virtues: prudence, temperance, self-control, honesty, and, most problematically, sincerity.” On the basis of a dubious ...
... virtue of a certain amount of specific content. The outcome was a compromise. The declaration of rights finally adopted was based on the law of nature, the colonial charters, and the English constitution.” Certainly these three themes ...
... virtue of its divinity—but the fragility of the intention is illustrated by the revolutionary uses to which Calvin's doctrines were put by Congregationalists and later radical puritan sects.” The key to understanding this apparent ...
... virtue. Note the biblical injunction against the cabalists: “Tell it not in Gath!” There can be no countenancing any infringement on the natural freedoms of the colonists, for any infringement, in principle, annuls that freedom ...
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Wendell Phillips and | 61 |
The Passion | 85 |
The Word in Darkness III | 111 |
Joe McCarthys Rhetoric | 128 |
The Romantic Vision | 151 |
IO The Seraph and the Snake | 199 |
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Index | 269 |
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The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in America James Darsey Sin vista previa disponible - 1997 |