Jonathan Edwards goes to Hell (House): Fear appeals in American evangelism

Rhetoric Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-59

  Jackson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 33847407886     PISSN: 07350198     EISSN: 15327981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350190709336685     Document Type: Article

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