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American Sermons (Loa #108): The Pilgrims To Martin Luther King Jr. (Library Of America)
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The Sermon Is The First And Most Enduring Genre Of American Literature. At The Center Of The Puritan Experience, It Continued In Succeeding Centuries To Play A Vital Roleas Public Ritual, Occasion For Passion And Reflection, And, Not Least, Popular Entertainment. The Fiftyeight Sermons Collected In This Volume Display The Forms Eloquence, Intellectual Rigor, And Spiritual Fervor. Ranging From The First New England Settlements To Massmedia Evangelism And The Civil Rights Movement In The 1960S, These Texts Reclaim A Neglected American Tradition.The Puritan Sermons With Which The Volume Opens Are Extraordinary In Their Richness Of Imagery, Force Of Argument, And Probing Psychological Insight. From John Winthrops Visionary Injunction That Wee Must Consider That Wee Shall Be As A Citty Upon A Hill, To Samuel Danforths Admonition Not To Deviate From The Divine Errand Into The Wilderness, These Seventeenthcentury Works First Explored What It Means To Be An American.Jonathan Edwardss Remarkable Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God, Which Stirred Its Eighteenthcentury Audiences To Frenzy, Shows The Intensity To Which The Sermon Could Rise, While Jonathan Mayhews Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission Heralds The Political Thinking That Led To The American Revolution.The Ferment Of The Nineteenth Centurythe Mexican War, The Struggle Against Slavery, The Civil Warinevitably Affected The Sermon. Orthodoxies Were Challenged, And A New Diversity Emerged In The Unitarianism Of William Ellery Channing, The Transcendentalism Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, The New Church Of Latter Day Saints, And The Gathering Strength Of The Africanamerican Sermon Tradition.The Twentiethcentury Sermons Collected Here Continue To Wrestle With Fundamental Spiritual And Civic Concerns. They Range From A Homily On Charity By The Popular Evangelist Billy Sunday To A Discourse On Interfaith Cooperation By Abraham Joshua Heschel, And From Harry Emerson Fosdicks Controversial Shall The Fundamentalists Win? To John Gresham Machens Uncompromising Riposte. The Achievement Of The Africanamerican Sermon Attains A New Breadth Of Influence In The Inspiring Oratory Of Martin Luther King Jr.Library Of America Is An Independent Nonprofit Cultural Organization Founded In 1979 To Preserve Our Nations Literary Heritage By Publishing, And Keeping Permanently In Print, Americas Best And Most Significant Writing. The Library Of America Series Includes More Than 300 Volumes To Date, Authoritative Editions That Average 1,000 Pages In Length, Feature Cloth Covers, Sewn Bindings, And Ribbon Markers, And Are Printed On Premium Acidfree Paper That Will Last For Centuries.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of American Sermons (LOA #108)? A: The main theme of American Sermons (LOA #108) is the evolution of the sermon as a vital genre in American literature, tracing its significance from Puritan times through to the civil rights movement.
- Q: Who are some of the notable authors featured in this anthology? A: Notable authors in this anthology include John Winthrop, Jonathan Edwards, William Ellery Channing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Martin Luther King Jr.
- Q: What is the format of the book? A: The book is available in hardcover format, featuring a durable binding, cloth cover, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers.
- Q: How many pages does American Sermons (LOA #108) have? A: American Sermons (LOA #108) contains a total of 939 pages.
- Q: When was this book published? A: American Sermons (LOA #108) was published on March 1, 1999.
- Q: What kind of topics do the sermons in this book cover? A: The sermons cover a wide range of topics including spiritual concerns, civic issues, and historical events such as slavery and the Civil War.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, the book is suitable for academic study as it provides authoritative texts that reflect significant moments in American history and literature.
- Q: What audience is American Sermons (LOA #108) intended for? A: The anthology is intended for readers interested in American literature, history, and the cultural impact of sermons throughout various eras.
- Q: Does this volume include any contemporary sermons? A: Yes, it includes twentieth-century sermons that address fundamental spiritual and civic concerns relevant to modern audiences.
- Q: What is the significance of the Library of America series? A: The Library of America series is significant for preserving America's literary heritage by publishing authoritative editions of the country's best and most important writing.