George Whitefield

George Whitefield
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George Whitefield: Pioneering Evangelist (Heroes of the Faith)

Description of Bruce Fish, author of George Whitefield:

George Whitefield (1714-1770) thrilled American colonists with his oratory-and challenged their souls with the Gospel. A silver-tongued Englishman, Whitefield came to America in 1737 to assist the Wesley brothers in their missionary efforts. Whitefield broke the evangelical mold of the eighteenth century, by speaking extemporaneously and deliberately engaging peoples' emotions. In preaching more than eighteen thousand times to millions of Americans, George Whitefield helped touch off the revival known as the Great Awakening. For ages 12 and up.