"Pedlar in divinity" : George Whitefield and the transatlantic revivals, 1737-1770 /

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A pioneer in the commercialization of religion, George Whitefield (1714-1770) is seen by many as the most powerful leader of the Great Awakening in America: through his passionate ministry he united local religious revivals into a national movement before there was a nation. An itinerant British pre...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lambert, Frank, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1994]
Subjects:
Whitefield, George, > 1714-1770.
Whitefield, George, > 1714-1770
Whitefield, George > 1714-1770
Whitefield, George.
1700-1799
Evangelists > Biography.
Revivals > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Awakening.
Evangelical Revival.
Preaching > History > 18th century.
Revivals > North America > History > 18th century.
Prédicateurs > Biographies.
Réveils (Religion) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Grand Réveil.
Renouveau évangélique.
Prédication > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Réveils (Religion) > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > 18e siècle.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Spiritual Growth.
Evangelical Revival
Evangelists
Great Awakening
Preaching
Revivals
The Great Awakening
Opwekkingsbewegingen.
Geschichte 1737-1770.
Great Britain
North America
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Eighteenth-century transformations: Whitefield's new birth and the consumer revolution
  • Whitefield's adaptation of commercial strategies
  • Creating an intercolonial revival
  • Interpreting the new birth: audience response
  • Debating the great awakening in a religious public sphere
  • The Americanization of Whitefield
  • Legacies.

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