Ceremony and Community from Herbert to Milton
Ceremony and Community from Herbert to Milton

Author: Achsah Guibbory

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-23

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521032445

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This book examines the relationship between literature and religious conflict in seventeenth-century England, showing how literary texts grew out of and addressed the contemporary controversy over ceremonial worship. Examining the meaning and function of religion in seventeenth-century England, Achsah Guibbory shows that the conflicts over religious ceremony that were central to the English Revolution had broad cultural significance. She offers new and original readings of Herbert, Herrick, Browne and Milton in this context.

The Emergence of Quaker Writing
The Emergence of Quaker Writing

Author: T. Corns

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-11

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1317960688

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Among the radical sects which flourished during the tumultuous years of the English Revolution, the early Quakers were particularly aware of the power of the written word to promote their prophetic visions?and unorthodox beliefs. This collection of new essays by literary scholars and historians looks at the diversity of seventeenth-century Quaker writing, examining its rhetoric, its polemical strategies, its purposeful use of the print medium, and the heroism and vehemence of its world vision.

The Way of Prophetic Leadership
The Way of Prophetic Leadership

Author: Jennifer Campbell

Publisher: Authentic Media Inc

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1780780842

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This book seeks to address both the bewilderment and desire for prophetic visionary leadership in the contemporary church by a discussion of two significant revivals of the 1600s: the English Nonconformist Quakers and the Protestant French Huguenots. How can prophetic vision be incorporated successfully into the ministry of the church? Campbell argues that the mission of the apostle, evangelist, pastor and teacher is to be prophetically inspired and led in every way by the union of the Word, the Person of Jesus Christ, and the Person of the Holy Spirit. - Publisher

Literary Circles and Cultural Communities in Renaissance England
Literary Circles and Cultural Communities in Renaissance England

Author: Claude J. Summers

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0826264050

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Although the literary circle is widely recognized as a significant feature of Renaissance literary culture, it has received remarkably little examination. In this collection of essays, the authors attempt to explain literary circles and cultural communities in Renaissance England by exploring both actual and imaginary ways in which they were conceived and the various needs they fulfilled. The book also pays considerable attention to larger theoretical issues relating to literary circles. The essayists raise important questions about the extent to which literary circles were actual constructs or fictional creations. Whether illuminating or limiting, the circle metaphor itself can be extended or reformulated. Some of the authors discuss how particular circles actually operated, and some question the very concept of the literary circle. Literary Circles and Cultural Communities in Renaissance England will be an important addition to seventeenth-century studies.