Charles G. Finney: Revivalistic Rhetoric
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Charles G. Finney: Revivalistic Rhetoric
By (Author) David B. Chesebrough
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
30th October 2001
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Religious mission and Religious Conversion
Biography: historical, political and military
Religious institutions and organizations
269.2092
Physical Properties
Hardback
204
Description
Though much as been written about Charles G. Finney, "The Father of Modern Revivalism," most works have concentrated on his roles as an educator and political reformer. In this new study, Chesebrough examines the rhetorical skills and techniques that made Finney the first contemporary evangelist, one whose methods are still practiced today. Chesebrough explores both his rhetoric and the effect it had on Finney's audiences, as well as the controversy this major figure often provoked.
Reviews
Charles G. Finney is an especially appealing book becuase it stays so close to its original source and puts us so richly in the context of the times--no sound bites or strategic reinterpretation. Perhaps not as exciting as Finney's own oratory, but definately a must read.-New York History
This is a very effective study that includes a substantial bibliography of studies on Finney. The index is a very good and useful part of this practical book for those studying the rhetoric of this important evangelical speaker in nineteenth-century America.-Church History
"This is a very effective study that includes a substantial bibliography of studies on Finney. The index is a very good and useful part of this practical book for those studying the rhetoric of this important evangelical speaker in nineteenth-century America."-Church History
"Charles G. Finney is an especially appealing book becuase it stays so close to its original source and puts us so richly in the context of the times--no sound bites or strategic reinterpretation. Perhaps not as exciting as Finney's own oratory, but definately a must read."-New York History
Author Bio
DAVID B. CHESEBROUGH is a Professor of History at Illinois State University. He is the author of six books, including Frederick Douglass: Oratory from Slavery (Greenwood, 1998), Theodore Parker: Orator of Superior Ideas (Greenwood, 1999), and Phillips Brooks: Pulpit Eloquence (Greenwood, 2001).
