The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism : Religious Revivalism in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1670-1760.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
Cover -- The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Libertines, Sectaries, and Enthusiasts: The Formation of an Evangelical Tradition -- 2 True-Blue Protestants: Religious Eclecticism and the Church of England -- 3 A Party of Seekers: The Origins of Southern Evangelicalism -- 4 A Hammer and a Fire: George Whitefield and the First Great Awakening -- 5 The Kingdom of Heaven: Continuing the Great Awakening Tradition -- 6 Wrestling with God: Protestant Evangelicalism in the Lowcountry and Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Reconstructing the history of religious revivalism in the lowcountry and placing the subject firmly within an Atlantic world context, Little demonstrates that evangelical Christianity had much earlier beginnings in prerevolutionary southern society than historians have traditionally recognized.
9781611172751
Evangelicalism-Southern States-History-17th century. Evangelicalism-Southern States-History-18th century. South Carolina-Church history-17th century. South Carolina-Church history-18th century.