{"product_id":"hanging-between-heaven-and-earth-9780875804026","title":"Hanging Between Heaven and Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlacing the execution sermon in its ritual and literary context, this book explores three interrelated themes - human sinfulness, the economy of conversion, and the nature and function of civil government. This book explores how theological interpretations evolved in relation to larger cultural trends in Early New England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdmirably well-organized and clearly written. [Seay] demonstrates a superb grasp of the history of preaching and criminal justice and the cultural history of colonial New England.\u003c\/p\u003e -- W. Clark Gilpin, University of Chicago Divinity School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeay's book will complement and complete previous scholarship.... [I]t joins several fine books that are together creating a new school of thinking about early American religious history.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Philip Goff, Director, Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: The Contexts of the Execution Sermon \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: Human Sinfulness \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: The Economy of Conversion \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Civil Government \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: A New Moral Discourse \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406420058455,"sku":"9780875804026","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875804026.jpg?v=1730495735","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hanging-between-heaven-and-earth-9780875804026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}