The Protestant Evangelical Awakening [Paperback]

This book studies the early history of the Protestant revival movements of the eighteenth century.A major development in our understanding of the religious history of the early eighteenth century, this book examines the Protestant revival across both Europe and North America, in particular the interaction of the separate communities.A major development in our understanding of the religious history of the early eighteenth century, this book examines the Protestant revival across both Europe and North America, in particular the interaction of the separate communities.This book marks a major development in our understanding of the religious history of both Europe and North America during the first half of the eighteenth century. It studies the early history of the Protestant revival movements from a pan-European, as well as Anglo-American viewpoint, and shows the interrelationships and movements among the major Protestant communities. It is a contribution to the history not only of religious belief and practice, but also to that of the successes and failures of eighteenth-century statecraft in dealing with problems of religious excitement and division during an age of enlightenment. It is based on a vast range of archival resources and published scholarly work ranging from Eastern Europe to the American colonies.List of maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The Protestant frame of mind in the eighteenth century; 2. The beginnings of rival: Silesia and its neighbours; 3. Salzburg and Austria; 4. Zinzendorf and the Moravians; 5. Revival in the south-west of the empire and Switzerland; 6. Revival in the north-west of the empire and the Lower Rhine; 7. Revival in the American colonies; 8. Revival in the United Kingdom; Conclusion; Index. ...this book embodies scholarship of the very highest calibre and the historical narrative is presented in all its detail. American Studies This account of the Great Awakening is, in my judgement, a magisterial work. Its main achievelC•