{"product_id":"george-whitefield-thomas-s-kidd-9780300223583","title":"George Whitefield: America's Spiritual Founding Father","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/i\u003e 2016 Book Award for History\/Biography: an engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist George Whitefield\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most authoritative yet readable book on the eighteenth century's greatest preacher.\"--Marvin Olasky, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kidd's theologically sympathetic approach gives the book a depth that a more detached treatment might not: He misses none of the biblical allusions that peppered Whitefield's utterances, and he is an excellent guide through the tangled doctrinal controversies that dogged Whitefield's career.\"--Barton Swaim, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the years prior to the American Revolution, George Whitefield was the most famous man in the colonies. Thomas Kidd's fascinating biography explores the extraordinary career of the most influential figure in the first generation of Anglo-American evangelical Christianity, examining his sometimes troubling stands on the pressing issues of the day, both secular and spiritual, and his relationships with such famous contemporaries as Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, and John Wesley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the author's comprehensive studies of Whitefield's original sermons, journals, and letters, this excellent history chronicles the phenomenal rise of the trailblazer of the Great Awakening. Whitefield's leadership role among the new evangelicals of the eighteenth century and his many religious disputes are meticulously covered, as are his major legacies and the permanent marks he left on evangelical Christian faith. It is arguably the most balanced biography to date of a controversial religious leader who, though relatively unknown three hundred years after his birth, was a true giant in his day and remains an important figure in America's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas S. Kidd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300223587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300223583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Thomas S. Kidd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799300255999,"sku":"9780300223583","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-whitefield-thomas-s-kidd-9780300223583","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}