Doomsayers: Anglo-American Prophecy in the Age of Revolution

From the staged debates over religious enthusiasm to the earnest offerings of ordinary men and women to speak to and for God, Doomsayers shows that the contest between prophets and their critics for the allegiance of the reading public was part of a broader recalibration of the norms and values of civic discourse in the age of revolution.

Author(s): Susan Juster
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2006-05-10
Pages: 291
Categories: Biography & Autobiography