The radical rhetoric of the English Deists : the discourse of skepticism, 1680-1750 /

Main Author: Herrick, James A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1997.
Series:Studies in rhetoric/communication
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=51063
Table of Contents:
  • The social and religious context of the Deist controversy
  • Characteristics of British Deism
  • The rhetoric of subterfuge and characterization
  • The rhetorical career of Thomas Woolston
  • Tolerance, expression, and prosecution
  • Peter Annet : radical Deism in the 1740s
  • Reason, revelation, and miracle : the Christian response
  • Miracles and method in Christian apologetic
  • The religious rhetoric of Jacob Ilive.