Behold the Bridegroom Cometh! Marital Imagery in Massachusetts Preaching, 1630-1730

Preaching in MA from 1630 to 1730 began with strong use of marital imagery which declined as society shifted from Puritanism to mainstream English culture. Ministers would describe the attraction to God as if the men were wives to be wooed by husbands. The Anglican Church opposed such language to de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Early American literature 1992-01, Vol.27 (3), p.170-184
1. Verfasser:	Winship, Michael P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American literature American literature (Colonial period) Calvinism Clergy Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Conceptualization Dissent Divinity History Imagery Justified beliefs Literary criticism Love Preachers Preaching Public speaking Religion Religious poetry Soul Theology
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Zusammenfassung:	Preaching in MA from 1630 to 1730 began with strong use of marital imagery which declined as society shifted from Puritanism to mainstream English culture. Ministers would describe the attraction to God as if the men were wives to be wooed by husbands. The Anglican Church opposed such language to describe religious faith and contradicted the Puritans. But the decline of marital imagery in sermons also marked the connection between religious speech and social change.
ISSN:	0012-8163 1534-147X