The Word in the world [[electronic resource] ] : evangelical writing, publishing, and reading in America, 1789-1880 / / Candy Gunther Brown

• Autore: Brown Candy Gunther
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 070.5/0973/09034
• Soggetto topico: Christian literature - Publishing - United States - History - 18th century; Christian literature - Publishing - United States - History - 19th century; Evangelicalism - United States - History - 18th century; Evangelicalism - United States - History - 19th century; Christians - Books and reading - United States - History; Religious newspapers and periodicals - United States - History; Music - Religious aspects - Christianity; Christianity and culture - United States - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-321) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: What is evangelical print culture? -- The world of evangelical publishing -- Marks of membership in an evangelical canon -- Readers and writers navigate the currents of the market -- Earnestly contending for the faith -- Priesthood of all believers -- Singing with the spirit and the understanding -- Unifying the pilgrim community.
• Sommario/riassunto: The evangelical publishing community has been growing for more than two hundred years. Candy Gunther Brown explores the roots of this far-flung conglomeration of writers, publishers, and readers, from the founding of the Methodist Book Concern in 1789 to the 1880 publication of the runaway best-seller Ben-Hur.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Word in the world
• ISBN: 979-88-908784-4-1; 0-8078-6333-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777410403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II