Book Review| March 01 2011 Rhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England Rhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England. Ryan Stark. James A. Herrick James A. Herrick Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2011) 14 (1): 175–177. https://doi.org/10.2307/41940530 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation James A. Herrick; Rhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2011; 14 (1): 175–177. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/41940530 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2011 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2011 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Focusing on the works of lesser-known yet influential Deists, the author examines the 70-year polemic between the Church of England and the English Deists, illuminating the rhetorical war which raged between them. He contends that Deism owes its significance to these skilled controversialists.