NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Comparative Analysis1
Discourse Analysis1
Expressive Language1
Influences1
Intellectual History1
Oral Language1
Religious Cultural Groups1
Religious Differences1
Rhetoric1
Rhetorical Criticism1
United States History1
More ▼
Source
Author
Hensley, Carl Wayne1
Publication Type
Opinion Papers1
Speeches/Meeting Papers1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
The Rhetoric of Rationalism versus the Rhetoric of Emotionalism on the American Frontier.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hensley, Carl Wayne – 1984
As the United States entered the nineteenth century, it did so under the influence of the Second Great Awakening. This was the second wave of revivalism to sweep the nation, and it originated in the frontier as the Great Western Revival. One pertinent characteristic of the revival was its rhetoric, a rhetoric that was a prime expression of a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Expressive Language, Influences