Inventing the Great Awakening
Inventing the Great Awakening
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This text presents an account of the evangelical revival known as the Great Awakening. It demonstrates that the awakening was invented by 18th-century evangelicals who were religious promoters. It shows how these people told and retold their account to themselves, their followers and opponents.
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Inventing the Great Awakening by Frank Lambert
This text presents an account of the evangelical revival known as the Great Awakening. It demonstrates that the awakening was invented by 18th-century evangelicals who were religious promoters. It shows how these people told and retold their account to themselves, their followers and opponents.
"Lambert has written an important book for students of American religious and cultural history. . . [His] straightforward, non-sensational history makes a good case for 'great awakenings' in New England and several middle colonies before 1750 and marks a helpful turn in the debate about the real meaning of Joseph Tracy's Great Awakening."---Jon Butler, American Historical Review
"Exceptionally well written and adequately documented. . . . This is an important contribution to the debate."---Kenneth G. C. Newport, Theological Book Review
"Lambert's work is synthetic in the best sense of the word, allowing us to see fully the contours of the revivals as they emerged in the public's eye. . . . Lambert focuses squarely on this question and thus revivifies the language through which people described and explained what they thought was happening to them. His judiciousness in this matter should be a model to us all."---Philip F. Gura, Reviews of American History
"Frank Lambert provides a surprising narrative of the awakening that is well written, thoroughly researched, and rich in implication. . . . A brief review cannot do justice to this excellent work."---Michael J. McClymond, Journal of Religion
"Replete with tables outlining revival events and publications, Lambert's book is a highly accessible account for specialists and nonspecialists alike. His attention to the importance of print, his appreciation of the role of transatlantic revival networks, and his sensitivity to the nuances of cultural 'invention' make this a model of historical scholarship."---Peter J. Thuesen, The Catholic Historical Review
"Exceptionally well written and adequately documented. . . . This is an important contribution to the debate."---Kenneth G. C. Newport, Theological Book Review
"Lambert's work is synthetic in the best sense of the word, allowing us to see fully the contours of the revivals as they emerged in the public's eye. . . . Lambert focuses squarely on this question and thus revivifies the language through which people described and explained what they thought was happening to them. His judiciousness in this matter should be a model to us all."---Philip F. Gura, Reviews of American History
"Frank Lambert provides a surprising narrative of the awakening that is well written, thoroughly researched, and rich in implication. . . . A brief review cannot do justice to this excellent work."---Michael J. McClymond, Journal of Religion
"Replete with tables outlining revival events and publications, Lambert's book is a highly accessible account for specialists and nonspecialists alike. His attention to the importance of print, his appreciation of the role of transatlantic revival networks, and his sensitivity to the nuances of cultural 'invention' make this a model of historical scholarship."---Peter J. Thuesen, The Catholic Historical Review
Frank Lambert is Associate Professor of History at Purdue University and the author of "Pedlar in Divinity:" George Whitefield and the Transatlantic Revivals, 1737-1770 (Princeton).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691043791 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691043795 |
| Title | Inventing the Great Awakening |
| Author | Frank Lambert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1999-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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