THE MAKING & MARRING OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM 1750-1858NEWIain MurrayThis is not merely a record of the churchs past. Rather, those who read it will soon realise that it provides a key to understanding contemporary evangelicalism and its deep needs. It may not be too much to claim that this volume...
THE MAKING & MARRING OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM 1750-1858NEWIain MurrayThis is not merely a record of the churchs past. Rather, those who read it will soon realise that it provides a key to understanding contemporary evangelicalism and its deep needs. It may not be too much to claim that this volume is essential reading for Christians who desire true revival in the churches of our own day. - Sinclair Ferguson, Westminster Theological Seminary. 455 pages, from Banner of Truth.
Marrying careful historical research to popular and relevant presentation, Revival and Revivalism traces the spiritually epoch-making events of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the eyes of those who lived at their centre. Fundamental to the book's thesis is a rejection of the frequent identification of 'revival' with 'revivalism'. The author demonstrates that a common understanding of the New Testament idea of revival was prevalent in most denominations throughout the period 1750-1858. Revivalism, on the other hand, is different both in its origin and in its tendencies. Its ethos is mancentred and its methods too close to the manipulative to require a supernatural explanation. Iain Murray argues that an inability to recognize this distinction has led many to ignore the new and different teaching on evangelism and revival which began to be popularized in the 1820s. While the case against that teaching was argued almost universally by the leaders of the Second Great Awakening their testimony was submerged beneath propaganda which promised a 'new era' if only the churches would abandon the older ways.
THE MAKING & MARRING OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM 1750-1858NEWIain MurrayThis is not merely a record of the churchs past. Rather, those who read it will soon realise that it provides a key to understanding contemporary evangelicalism and its deep needs. It may not be too much to claim that this volume...
THE MAKING & MARRING OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM 1750-1858NEWIain MurrayThis is not merely a record of the churchs past. Rather, those who read it will soon realise that it provides a key to understanding contemporary evangelicalism and its deep needs. It may not be too much to claim that this volume is essential reading for Christians who desire true revival in the churches of our own day. - Sinclair Ferguson, Westminster Theological Seminary. 455 pages, from Banner of Truth.
Marrying careful historical research to popular and relevant presentation, Revival and Revivalism traces the spiritually epoch-making events of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the eyes of those who lived at their centre. Fundamental to the book's thesis is a rejection of the frequent identification of 'revival' with 'revivalism'. The author demonstrates that a common understanding of the New Testament idea of revival was prevalent in most denominations throughout the period 1750-1858. Revivalism, on the other hand, is different both in its origin and in its tendencies. Its ethos is mancentred and its methods too close to the manipulative to require a supernatural explanation. Iain Murray argues that an inability to recognize this distinction has led many to ignore the new and different teaching on evangelism and revival which began to be popularized in the 1820s. While the case against that teaching was argued almost universally by the leaders of the Second Great Awakening their testimony was submerged beneath propaganda which promised a 'new era' if only the churches would abandon the older ways.
The Second Great Awakening marked several major paradigm shifts in how evangelicals have thought about ministry. Iain Murray's account of this time helps us appreciate the revival that God wrought at this time but also gives us tools to critique revivalistic practices that developed then.
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True revival
This is an historical study of revival in america from the mid 1700s to the mid 1800s, so revivals spanning 1st great awakening to the beginnings of the 2nd great awakening. It is an encouraging book to all those praying for revival today whereby Iain Murray traces out the marks of the Holy Spirit's work in the lives, events and places in this great period in america history. He prepares his readers to recognize true revival and points us to some of the dangers to look out for. By documenting and illustrating from this special time in history we are better equipped to discern the movements of the Spirit of Living God in the life of the church, today. I highly recommend it to my Pentecostal and Charismatic brothers and sisters!
