Be Always Converting, be Always Converted: An American Poetics

by RWilson (Author)

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2009
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Presents a reconceptualization of the American project of conversion that begins with the story of Henry 'Opukaha'ia, the first Hawaiian convert to Christianity. The author argues that 'Opukaha'ia's conversion is both remarkable and prototypically American, because he dared to redefine himself via this drive to rebirth.

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Presents a reconceptualization of the American project of conversion that begins with the story of Henry 'Opukaha'ia, the first Hawaiian convert to Christianity. The author argues that 'Opukaha'ia's conversion is both remarkable and prototypically American, because he dared to redefine himself via this drive to rebirth.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: 1
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 02 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 0674033434
ISBN 13: 9780674033436

Be Always Converting, be Always Converted: An American Poetics

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