02727nam 2200565Ia 450 991081408100332120230725053812.01-60258-392-7(CKB)2550000000064308(EBL)1037002(SSID)ssj0000533681(PQKBManifestationID)11360857(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533681(PQKBWorkID)10490496(PQKB)11271493(MiAaPQ)EBC1037002(OCoLC)769189747(MdBmJHUP)muse582(Au-PeEL)EBL1037002(CaPaEBR)ebr10511517(OCoLC)858228524(EXLCZ)99255000000006430820110207d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe accidental revolutionary[electronic resource] George Whitefield and the creation of America /Jerome Dean MahaffeyWaco, Tex. Baylor University Pressc20111 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60258-391-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Beginnings -- Launching the ministry -- A new birth of freedom -- A revolutionary message -- Controversy : "I'm just getting started" -- Bishop bashing -- New England : overthrow or unify? -- Between two extremes -- Good king, bad king -- Church and state -- France, Rome, and hell -- Reprisal from the Church of England -- The deep laid plot -- Preaching himself to death -- Whitefield's legacy -- A political man. Patriots. Founding Fathers. Revolutionaries. For many Americans, the colonial heroes deserve special celebratory reverence. Yet while Washington's leadership, Franklin's writings, and Revere's ride captivate us, the inspiration and influence George Whitefield instilled within the revolutionary spirits of early Americans is regrettably unknown.In this refreshing biography, Jerome Dean Mahaffey deftly moves beyond Whitefield's colonial celebrity to show how his rhetoric and ministry worked for freedom, situating Whitefield alongside the most revolutionary founders. As this AnglicaGeorge Whitefield and the creation of AmericaPriestsUnited States18th centuryUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Religious aspectsPriests269/.2092BMahaffey Jerome Dean1675646MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814081003321The accidental revolutionary4075613UNINA