Jerome Dean Mahaffey (Ph.D. University of Memphis) is Lecturer in the School of Communication at Northern Arizona University and the author of (Baylor University Press, 2011).
"The revivalist George Whitefield was the best-known person in
eighteenth-century America, yet he remains almost forgotten among
Americans today. Mahaffey offers a readable and revealing
introduction to the life of this brilliant preacher and friend of
American liberty." --Thomas S. Kidd, Associate Professor of
History, Baylor University, and author of God of Liberty: A
Religious History of the American Revolution
"Mahaffey points out that Whitefield's preaching provided the
template for a new way of viewing the world and for Americans to
view themselves. ... Students of American history and students of
the preaching art will benefit from this book." -- The Baptist
Standard
"Mahaffey has put all students and scholars of the 18th-century
transatlantic revivals--events that so hugely shaped both the
British and the emerging American cultures--in his debt with this
incisive and compelling work. His research will help all who seek
to better understand this critically important period by providing
new insights into the seminal importance of the too often neglected
figure of George Whitefield." --Richard Land, President, The Ethics
& Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention
"Mahaffey shows how Whitefield's bold challenge to settled
religious doctrines and hierarchies helped coax the colonies in the
direction of independence." -- Christianity Today (Oct. 2011)
"In this sparkling biography of the famed 18th century revivalist
George Whitefield, Mahaffey argues that his enduring importance in
American history lies in politics as much as in religion. A
masterful stylist, Mahaffey brings fresh perspectives to old
arguments and makes them live again in remarkably arresting ways."
--Grant Wacker, Professor of Christian History, Duke Divinity
School
"Mahaffey has written an insightful rhetorical genealogy showing
how the interplay of religious and political themes of the Great
Awakening fostered the birth of a distinctively American republican
identity." --John Angus Campbell, Professor Emeritus, Department of
Communication, University of Memphis
Well-grounded in scholarship and carefully executed, Gardner's
method is also highly energetic, associative, and digressive. --
Angelica Alaimo O'Donnell, Fordham University -- Anglican
Theological Review
Mahaffey's book represents a mature reflection on the long-range
implications of religious ideals and their unexpected consequences.
-- Peter Choi -- Books & Culture
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