Inventing the "Great Awakening"

Inventing the
Author: Frank Lambert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 0691086915

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This text presents an account of the evangelical revival known as the Great Awakening. It demonstrates that the 'awakening' was invented by 18th-century evangelicals who were religious promoters. It shows how these people told and retold their account to themselves, their followers and opponents.


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Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Frank Lambert
Categories: History
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