LEADER 02816nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910965644003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781602583924 010 $a1602583927 035 $a(CKB)2550000000064308 035 $a(EBL)1037002 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533681 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11360857 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533681 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10490496 035 $a(PQKB)11271493 035 $a(OCoLC)769189747 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse582 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1037002 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10511517 035 $a(OCoLC)858228524 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1037002 035 $a(Perlego)1587661 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000064308 100 $a20110207d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe accidental revolutionary $eGeorge Whitefield and the creation of America /$fJerome Dean Mahaffey 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWaco, Tex. $cBaylor University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781602583917 311 08$a1602583919 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBeginnings -- 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. 330 $a 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 Anglica 517 3 $aGeorge Whitefield and the creation of America 606 $aPriests$zUnited States$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xReligious aspects 615 0$aPriests 676 $a269/.2092 676 $aB 700 $aMahaffey$b Jerome Dean$01804004 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965644003321 996 $aThe accidental revolutionary$94351837 997 $aUNINA