Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. The Church/
  2. Prayer Books and Liturgical Books

Bookmark this item

A Divinity for All Persuasions

Almanacs and Early American Religious Life

by T.j. Tomlin (assistant Professor Of History, Assistant Professor Of History, University Of Northern Colorado)

  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm

“Shopping with Eden enables us to serve and equip the church.” Gareth Mulholland - Eden Founder

£43.21

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a Church or School? Get 10% off every order and Buy Now Pay Later

Bookmark this item

For history enthusiasts interested in early American culture

Reveals the significance of almanacs in religious life

You will understand the roots of American religious thought

A Divinity for All Persuasions explores the role of almanacs in shaping early American religious life.

Free delivery on orders over £15

A Divinity for All Persuasions uncovers the religious signifiance of early America's most ubiquitous popular genre. Other than a Bible and perhaps a few schoolbooks and sermons, almanacs were the only printed items most Americans owned before 1820. Purchased annually, the almanac was a calendar and astrologically-based medical handbook surrounded by poetry, essays, anecdotes, and a variety of practical information. Employing a wealth of archival material, T.J. Tomlin analyzes the pan-Protestant sensibility distributed through the almanac's pages between 1730 and 1820. By disseminating a collection of Protestant concepts regarding God's existence, divine revelation, the human condition, and the afterlife, almanacs played an unparalleled role in early American religious life. Influenced by readers' opinions and printers' pragmatism, the religious content of everyday print supports an innovative interpretation of early American cultural and religious history. In sharp contrast to a historiography centered on intra-Protestant competition, Tomlin shows that most early Americans relied on a handful of Protestant "essentials" rather than denominational specifics to define and organize their religious lives.

  • Title

    A Divinity for All Persuasions

  • Author

    T.j. Tomlin (assistant Professor Of History, Assistant Professor Of History, University Of Northern Colorado)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    May 2017

  • Weight

    341g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780190669584

  • ISBN-10

    0190669586

  • Eden Code

    4492921