New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory, 1800-1900
Author | : Thomas J. Steele |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UTEXAS:059173004654590 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory, 1800-1900 by : Thomas J. Steele
Download or read book New Mexican Spanish Religious Oratory, 1800-1900 written by Thomas J. Steele and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sermons collected here in Spanish and English show how nineteenth-century speakers attempted to interpret and apply the Word of God to everyday lives. Steele documents the attempts of all manner of laity and clergy -- Mexican Franciscans and Italian Jesuits, Hispanics and Anglos, Catholics, Methodists, and Presbyterians -- not only to interpret scripture but also to persuade people to amend their behavior.