The Divine Dramatist George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism |
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Author:
| Stout, Harry S. |
Series title: | Library of Religious Biography Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8028-0154-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1959 |
Publisher: | William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $62.99 |
Book Description:
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Harry Stout draws on a number of sources to outline the spectacular career of George Whitfield, commonly acknowledged as Anglo-America's most popular eighteenth-century preacher. Although Whitfield was given to self-promotion and theatricality, Stout shows that he was also sincere in is concern for the spiritual welfare of the thousands to whom he preached.
Harry Stout draws on a number of sources to outline the spectacular career of George Whitfield, commonly acknowledged as Anglo-America's most popular eighteenth-century preacher. Although Whitfield was given to self-promotion and theatricality, Stout shows that he was also sincere in is concern for the spiritual welfare of the thousands to whom he preached.