Religious Emotions and Emotions in Religion: The Case of Sermons

This article examines the challenges posed by combining categories of religion and emotion in historical studies. It analyses two major ways framing this: religious emotions religion. By taking sermons as a case study, both practice genre source, an approach that retains useful elements each is developed. At same time, explores potentials source for history emotions, noting important consequences communication vice versa. In particular, reception approaches are explored way to enrich accounts emotional aspects sermons. Further, serves introduction collection articles: “Preaching Passions: Sermons History Emotions.”