The Good Death the Victorian Evangelical Deathbed Narrative |
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| Author:
| Riso, Mary |
| Series title: | Ashgate Methodist Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4724-4697-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital |
| List Price: | USD $109.95 |
Book Description:
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A good death was as central to Methodism as conversion and holiness. Based on an analysis of 1,200 obituaries, this book contributes to an understanding not only of death but of the history of Methodist and evangelical Nonconformist piety, theology, social background and literary expression in mid-nineteenth-century England, and focuses on the tension in Nonconformist allegiance to both worldly and spiritual matters.
A good death was as central to Methodism as conversion and holiness. Based on an analysis of 1,200 obituaries, this book contributes to an understanding not only of death but of the history of Methodist and evangelical Nonconformist piety, theology, social background and literary expression in mid-nineteenth-century England, and focuses on the tension in Nonconformist allegiance to both worldly and spiritual matters.