Author : T. J. Tomlin
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ISBN 13 : 9780199373673
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis A Divinity for All Persuasions by : T. J. Tomlin
Download or read book A Divinity for All Persuasions written by T. J. Tomlin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text uncovers the prevailing religious sensibility at the center of early America's most popular form of print: the almanac. Employing a wealth of archival material, T.J. Tomlin reveals the pan-Protestant sensibility distributed through the almanacs' pages between 1730 and 1820, finding that almanacs played an unparalleled role in reinforcing British North America's 'shared religious culture.'