Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England - Couverture rigide

Winiarski, Douglas L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1469652277 ISBN 13 : 9781469652276

Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2019

Synopsis

This sweeping history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries, and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorous lay piety of the early eighteenth century. George Whitefield's preaching tour of 1740 called into question the fundamental assumptions of this thriving religious culture. Incited by Whitefield and fascinated by miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit -- visions, bodily fits, and sudden conversions -- countless New Englanders broke ranks with family, neighbors, and ministers who dismissed their religious experiences as delusive enthusiasm. These new converts, the progenitors of today's evangelical movement, bitterly assaulted the Congregational establishment.

The 1740s and 1750s were the dark night of the New England soul, as men and women groped toward a restructured religious order. Conflict transformed inclusive parishes into exclusive networks of combative spiritual seekers. Then as now, evangelicalism emboldened ordinary people to question traditional authorities. Their challenge shattered whole communities.

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À propos de l'auteur

Douglas L. Winiarski is professor of religious studies and American studies at the University of Richmond.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1469652277
• ISBN 13: 9781469652276
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 632
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