The Word in the worldevangelical writing, publishing, and reading in America, 1789-1880Brown, Candy Gunther.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.Electronic books-History.History.ncuChapel HillUniversity of North Carolina Press©20042004monographiceng1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages) : illustrationsThe 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.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.Candy Gunther Brown.Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-321) and index.n-us---Christian literaturePublishingUnited StatesHistory18th centuryChristian literaturePublishingUnited StatesHistory19th centuryEvangelicalismUnited StatesHistory18th centuryEvangelicalismUnited StatesHistory19th centuryChristiansBooks and readingUnited StatesHistoryReligious newspapers and periodicalsUnited StatesHistoryMusicReligious aspectsChristianityChristianity and cultureUnited StatesHistoryLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINESPublishingChristian literaturePublishingChristianity and cultureChristiansBooks and readingEvangelicalismMusicReligious aspectsChristianityReligious newspapers and periodicalsUnited States
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