An uncommon Christian : James Brainerd Taylor : forgotten evangelist in America's Second Great Awakening / I. Francis Kyle III ; foreword by John F. Thornbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kyle, I Francis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taylor, James Brainerd, 1801-1829.

Taylor, James Brainerd.

Evangelists--United States--Biography.

Evangelists.

Evangelistic work.

History.

United States.

Evangelistic work--United States--History--19th century.

Second Great Awakening.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 212 pages, 38 pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2008]

Summary:

An Uncommon Christian seeks to show how and why James Brainerd Taylor (1801-1829) became a popular participant during America's Second Great Awakening, and why the Princeton graduate and Yale Seminary student grew to be a frequent example of evangelical Protestant spirituality and evangelistic passion long after his untimely death. Those interested in religious revivals, evangelism and missions, spirituality, early nineteenth-century American history, the integration of faith and action with university or seminary studies, or inspirational Christian biography will benefit from this exhaustive and long overdue book on a forgotten "hero" of the Protestant faith.

Contents:

1 Two Memoirs 1

2 Historical Context: Cultural, Philosophical, Theological 24

3 Connecticut and New York City, 1801-1819 59

4 Academy at Lawrenceville, 1820-1823 78

5 Princeton University, 1823-1826 85

6 Theological Seminary at Yale, 1827-1828 107

7 Activity in Revivals 120

8 Trips to the South and Death, March 1828-March 29, 1829 139

9 Spirituality of an Uncommon Christian 150

A Chronology of the Life of James Brainerd Taylor 173

B David Brainerd and James Brainerd Taylor: A Comparative Chart 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.

ISBN:

9780761838623

0761838627

OCLC:

173807994