The Vision That Changed A Nation: The Legacy of William Tennent

By John F. Hansen

Book Overview

The story of William Tennent and his Log College is one of the remarkable stories of both church and American history. Through Tennent's controversial school, sixty colleges and universities were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599330490
• ISBN13: 9781599330495
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: MorningStar Publications Inc.
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Delighted

I was very pleased with the quick delivery and the good condition that the book arrived in. It is an excellent book with a lot of relevant information for my interest in the history of the Scots Irish in America. Rev William Tennent, the subject of the book played a prominent role in the history and religious story of the USA.

William Tennent , What An Inspiration!!!!

In this inspiring book author, John Hansen, chronicles the struggles that the Rev. William Tennent faced when trying to live out the call of God on his life. He pastored a Presbyterian congregation in Bucks County, PA and built a log cabin school for the training of ministers. Tennent knew what it was like to face rejection and criticism. His colleagues laughed and scoffed at his "Log College." Several of his parishoners tried to have him removed as pastor of the church. Despite all of his trials he never gave up his vision to train revivalist ministers to spread the gospel. Jesus said that unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies it remains alone, but if it dies it bears much fruit. The fruit of his labor was not realized until after his death. His log cabin school gave birth to 63 colleges and universities. The life of William Tennent has much to teach anyone who is struggling to carry out God's vision for their life in the midst much adversity. William Tennent never gave up and neither should we.

Amazing book, very inspiring

My wife read this book before me and commented how amazing this book is. It is not just history and a testamony of a man who shaped history, but it is full of valuable lesson which inspire and can be applied in our lives today. I personally am not such a great friend of reading history, but I highly recommend this book. It is amazing how much I have learned from this book.