Brown, Candy Gunther. <br/><br/>
The Word in the world :  evangelical writing, publishing, and reading in America, 1789-1880 / 
Candy Gunther Brown. 
 - Chapel Hill :  University of North Carolina Press,  ©2004. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-321) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0807863335 9780807863336 9780807828380 0807828386 9780807855119 0807855111 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1700-1899 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian literature--Publishing--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Christian literature--Publishing--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Evangelicalism--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Evangelicalism--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Christians--Books and reading--History.--United States<br/>Religious newspapers and periodicals--History.--United States<br/>Music--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Christianity and culture--History.--United States<br/>LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Publishing.<br/>Christian literature--Publishing.<br/>Christianity and culture.<br/>Christians--Books and reading.<br/>Evangelicalism.<br/>Music--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Religious newspapers and periodicals.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books--History. <br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z480.R4  / B76 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>070.5/0973/09034