Pedlar in Divinity: George Whitefield and the Transatlantic Revivals, 1737-1770

by Franklin T. Lambert and Frank Lambert

Book Overview

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 preacher who spent much of his adult life in the American colonies, Whitefield was an immensely popular speaker. Crossing national boundaries and ignoring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691096163
• ISBN13: 9780691096162
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"