Spirit of Early Evangelicalism

True Religion in a Modern World
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-19-061669-4
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 722 g

Evangelicalism appeared as a new pattern of Christian devotion at a moment in history when the foundations of Anglo-American society were shifting. The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism sheds new light on the nature of evangelical religion by locating its rise with reference to major movements of the 18th century, including Modernity, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment. Hindmarsh draws on a wide range of sources to make meaningful connections between the evangelical awakening and the history of science, law, art, and literature. Each of these fields placed a profound emphasis on nature and the authority of natural knowledge, and democratic debate was encouraged in the public sphere. In this context, evangelicals forcefully pressed their agenda for "true religion," believing it was still possible to experience "the life of God in the soul of man." The results were dramatic and disruptive.

This book presents a fresh perspective and new research on the religious thought of leading evangelical figures such as John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, and Jonathan Edwards. It also traces the significance of evangelical spirituality for non-elites across multiple genres. From the scribbled marginalia of lay Methodists and the poetry of an African-American laywoman to the visual culture of grand manner portraits, lunar drawings, and satirical prints, Hindmarsh traces the meaning of evangelical devotion in a rich variety of contexts. By presenting devotion, culture, and ideas together, The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism shows the advent of evangelicalism to be a significant new episode in the history of Christian spirituality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hindmarsh, D. Bruce

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliche Spiritualität, Christliche Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Abbreviations

- Introduction

- 1. George Whitefield and the Emergence of Evangelical Devotion

- 2. Evangelical Devotion and the Transition to Modernity

- 3. The Classical Sources of Evangelical Devotion

- 4. Evangelicals and the Rise of Science

- 5. Evangelical Spirituality and the Natural World

- 6. The Making of the Evangelical Conscience

- 7. Law and Conversion in Evangelical Devotion

- 8. Art and Evangelical Spiritual Aspirations

- Conclusion

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

D. Bruce Hindmarsh is the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.