The radical rhetoric of the English Deists :

Herrick, James A.

The radical rhetoric of the English Deists : the discourse of skepticism, 1680-1750 / James A. Herrick. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1997. - 1 online resource (ix, 245 pages). - Studies in rhetoric/communication . - Studies in rhetoric/communication. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.

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.

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Deism--History.--Great Britain
RELIGION--Deism.
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