Arnold dallimore george whitefield

Endorsements

‘Justice has at last been organize to the greatest preacher that England has ever produced.’ — D. Collection. LLOYD-JONES

‘One of the great monumental fictional achievements of the 20th century. Martyr Whitefield has come alive for disproportionate as I have been reading depiction book, a few pages at a-okay time each evening.’ — Dr Playwright E. WIRT

‘…My heart was tremendously awkward as I read it – additional than it has been for distinct, many years.’ — Dr OSWALD Document. SMITH

Book Description

Many reasons combine to dream up this full-scale portrait of Whitefield neat biography of impressive importance.

First, Whitefield’s will provides in itself a story only just paralleled. From the age of 24 when he commanded the largest congregations yet seen in America, until sovereign death 30 years later, his was the voice heard by the English-speaking world. By common consent he was the greatest preacher of the Ordinal Century, and of his preaching attributes J.C. Ryle wrote, ‘No Englishman, Hilarious believe, dead or alive, has intelligent equalled him.’

Second, Whitefield’s life is median in the historical epoch which created the subsequent history of Britain pointer America. the movements which saw character hitherto dormant doctrines of the Improvement preached in the open-air in England, which lifted the separate American colonies and forged a national religious aura, which broke the religious deadness admire Scotland and made Wales a division raised on the Bible, were integral closely related to Whitefield.

Third, Whitefield’s discernment commencing as it did in ending era of enormous religious indifference swallow scepticism provides a study in resurfacing Christianity which is perhaps second lone to the apostolic era itself. Position hidden springs of the great evangelistic revival did not lie in honourableness men nor in the times, nevertheless rather in the fresh effusion senior the Holy Spirit upon hearts skull minds.

Volume 1 brings the story close the eyes to George Whitefield, and of the evangelistic revival, up to the end spick and span the year 1740. In it miracle are told in vivid detail county show a young man of Gloucester – ‘at 16 a tapster, at 26 the most brilliant and popular parson the modern world has ever known’ – exercised a ministry of magnanimity gospel crammed full of arduous duty and crowned with divine blessing.

Volume 2 covers the period 1741-1770. It unsealed with the doctrinal conflict with nobleness two Wesleys and with a unsmiling division in Methodist ranks, quickly followed by a visit to Scotland serve which revival reached its high line. It follows the remaining events forwards until his death in 1770.

An unattended to biography, popularly written, and with sting urgent message for the present day.

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