The accidental revolutionary : George Whitefield and the creation of America / Jerome Dean Mahaffey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahaffey, Jerome Dean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Priests--United States--18th century.

Priests.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects.

United States.

Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.

Whitefield, George.

Whitefield, George, 1714-1770--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

George Whitefield and the creation of America

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Patriots. Founding Fathers. Revolutionaries. For many Americans, the colonial heroes deserve special celebratory reverence. Yet while Washington's leadership, Franklin's writings, and Revere's ride captivate us, the inspiration and influence George Whitefield instilled within the revolutionary spirits of early Americans is regrettably unknown.In this refreshing biography, Jerome Dean Mahaffey deftly moves beyond Whitefield's colonial celebrity to show how his rhetoric and ministry worked for freedom, situating Whitefield alongside the most revolutionary founders. As this Anglica

Contents:

Beginnings

Launching the ministry

A new birth of freedom

A revolutionary message

Controversy : "I'm just getting started"

Bishop bashing

New England : overthrow or unify?

Between two extremes

Good king, bad king

Church and state

France, Rome, and hell

Reprisal from the Church of England

The deep laid plot

Preaching himself to death

Whitefield's legacy

A political man.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781602583924

1602583927

OCLC:

769189747