The Rise of Evangelicalism

The Rise of Evangelicalism
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The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards, Whitefield, and the Wesleys (History of Evangelicalism, 1)

About The Rise of Evangelicalism:

A History of Evangelicalism:
People, Movements and Ideas in the English-Speaking World
General Editors: David W. Bebbington and Mark A. Noll This five-volume series seeks to integrate the social and intellectual history of a diverse yet cohesive Christian movement over the last three hundred years. The associations, books, practices, beliefs, networks of influence and prominent individuals which descended from the eighteenth-century British and North American revivals all come into view. Accessible to a wide range of readers, these volumes provide not only factual details but also fascinating interpretations of a movement that is still influential today. "Mark Noll's book describes the eighteenth-century background of evangelicalism, showing how its taproot gave us a large trans-Atlantic stem of awakening, and how that in turn produced a good number of branches and no small amount of fruit. Without ignoring the bramble mixed with the fruit, Noll offers an authoritative, surefooted guide through the halls of fractious contention and unyielding disputations that marked the origins of evangelical thought. It is clear from his account that excitement was linked to vigilant wariness and fastidious attention to ideas. The book is a valuable summary of an important force in18th century intellectual thought and ideas." Lamin Sanneh, Yale University "This remarkable book provides an illuminating synthesis of the origins of evangelical culture. Noll travels easily across Great Britain, the European continent, and North America uncovering the intricate interplay of heroic theologians and their disciples, transformative ideas, and responsive congregants. He balances revealing examples against strikingly clear presentations of theologies within the social and political cultures of instability that included religious warfare, Atlantic exploration and settlement, and the rise of commercial capitalism. The result is a powerful narrative that envisions evangelicalism as the product of its era as well as an ascendant force that would change radically the nature of religious culture in Britain and North America." Marilyn J. Westerkamp, University of California, Santa Cruz

Description of The Rise of Evangelicalism:

The word evangelical is widely used and widely misunderstood. Where did evangelicals come from? What motivated them? How did their influence become so widespread throughout the world during the eighteenth century? This inaugural book in a series that charts the course of English-speaking evangelicalism over the last three hundred years offers a multinational narrative of the origin, development and rapid diffusion of evangelical movements in their first two generations. Theology, hymnody, gender, warfare, politics and science are all taken into consideration. But the focus is on the landmark individuals, events and organizations that shaped the story of the beginnings of this vibrant Christian movement. The revivals in Britain and North America in the mid-eighteenth century proved to be foundational in the development of the movement, its ethos, beliefs and subsequent direction. In these revivals the core commitments of evangelicals were formed that continue to this day. In this volume we find the fascinating story of their formation, their strengths and their weaknesses, but always their dynamism.

Information on The Rise of Evangelicalism from the publisher:

This volume provides a coherent; multi-national narrative of the origins, development and rapid diffusion of evangelical movements in their first two generations, from the 1730s to the 1790s. The primary focus is on Britain and North America, historical links to Europe and then connections to Africa, Australia and beyond are also important. Much of the discussion is devoted to landmark individuals, events and organizations, and contains many biographical sketches of the era's best-known leaders - Jonathan Edwards. John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, John Newton, Hannah More - along with many lesser-known figures.

About Mark A. Noll:

Mark A. Noll is McManis Professor Christian Thought at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and in recent years has been a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, University of Chicago Divinity School, Westminster Theological Seminary and Regent College of Vancouver, B.C. He is the author of many books, including America's God (Oxford), The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (Eerdmans) and A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada (Eerdmans), and served as consulting editor for the Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals (IVP).

Description of Mark A. Noll, author of The Rise of Evangelicalism:

What's at the root of modern Christianity's fastest-growing branch? Noll marshals his formidable talents to bring evangelicalism's early stages into sharp focus. First in a 5-volume history of this vibrant movement, his study depicts an age of ecclesiastical giants---Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, the Wesleys---through the lens of landmark events, organizations, theology, politics, and more. 320 pages, hardcover from InterVarsity.