The Accidental Revolutionary
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The Accidental Revolutionary

George Whitefield and the Creation of America

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The Accidental Revolutionary

George Whitefield and the Creation of America

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Patriots. Founding Fathers. Revolutionaries. For many Americans, the colonial heroes deserve special celebratory reverence. Yet while Washington's leadership, Franklin's writings, and Revere's ride captivate us, the inspiration and influence George Whitefield instilled within the revolutionary spirits of early Americans is regrettably unknown.


In this refreshing biography, Jerome Dean Mahaffey deftly moves beyond Whitefield's colonial celebrity to show how his rhetoric and ministry worked for freedom, situating Whitefield alongside the most revolutionary founders. As this Anglican revivalist traveled among the colonies, he delivered exhilarating sermons deeply saturated with political implications—freedom from oppression, civil justice, communal cooperation. Whitefield helped to encourage in his listeners a longing for a new, uniquely American nationalism.


The Accidental Revolutionary tells the story of this forgotten founder, who may not have realized the repercussions of his words as he spoke them. Now, Mahaffey delicately shows that Whitefield converted colonists not just to Christianity but to a renewed sense of unification that ultimately made possible the American Revolution.

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Publisher
Baylor University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781602583924
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Foreword
  6. 1. Beginnings
  7. 2. Launching the Ministry
  8. 3. A New Birth of Freedom
  9. 4. A Revolutionary Message
  10. 5. Controversy: "I'm just getting started"
  11. 6. Bishop Bashing
  12. 7. New England: Overthrow or Unify?
  13. 8. Between Two Extremes
  14. 9. Good King, Bad King
  15. 10. Church and State
  16. 11. France, Rome, and Hell
  17. 12. Reprisal from the Church of England
  18. 13. The Deep Laid Plot
  19. 14. Preaching Himself to Death
  20. 15. Whitefield’s Legacy
  21. 16. A Political Man
  22. Notes
  23. Index
  24. Back Cover