When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield

When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield
Author :
Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 168
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781421403113
ISBN-13 : 1421403110
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Book Synopsis When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield by : Peter Charles Hoffer

Download or read book When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield written by Peter Charles Hoffer and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1740s, two quite different developments revolutionized Anglo-American life and thought—the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. This book takes an encounter between the paragons of each movement—the printer and entrepreneur Benjamin Franklin and the British-born revivalist George Whitefield—as an opportunity to explore the meaning of the beginnings of modern science and rationality on one hand and evangelical religious enthusiasm on the other. There are people who both represent the times in which they live and change them for the better. Franklin and Whitefield were two such men. The morning that they met, they formed a long and lucrative partnership: Whitefield provided copies of his journals and sermons, Franklin published them. So began one of the most unique, mutually profitable, and influential friendships in early American history. By focusing this study on Franklin and Whitefield, Peter Charles Hoffer defines with great precision the importance of the Anglo-American Atlantic World of the eighteenth century in American history. With a swift and persuasive narrative, Hoffer introduces readers to the respective life story of each man, examines in engaging detail the central themes of their early writings, and concludes with a description of the last years of their collaboration. Franklin's and Whitefield's intellectual contributions reach into our own time, making Hoffer's readable and enjoyable account of these extraordinary men and their extraordinary friendship relevant today. Also in the Witness to History series The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead: Indian-European Encounters in Early North America by Erik R. Seeman King Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. Mandell The Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull Hoffer Bloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman


When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield Related Books

When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield
Language: en
Pages: 168
Authors: Peter Charles Hoffer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-11 - Publisher: JHU Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the 1740s, two quite different developments revolutionized Anglo-American life and thought—the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. This book takes an en
When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Peter Charles Hoffer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-14 - Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The story of a unique friendship in colonial America between a Founding Father and a founder of the evangelical movement. In the 1740s, two very different devel
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Language: en
Pages: 205
Authors: Benjamin Franklin
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-15 - Publisher: Xist Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of America's most famous memoirs. In this text, Ben Franklin shares his life story and details his attempts to bui
Benjamin Franklin
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Nathan R. Kozuskanich
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-03 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Known for his influential role in the debates that established the founding documents of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was not only an astute politician,
The Printer and the Preacher
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Randy Petersen
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-09 - Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

They were the most famous men in America. They came from separate countries, followed different philosophies, and led dissimilar lives. But they were fast frien