Great Awakening
Grave Excavation Begins at One of the Oldest Black Churches in the USFounded by an enslaved minister in 1776, the historic Baptist site had been covered by a museum parking lot.
When Revival Swept HawaiiA decade after the first missionaries arrived, the gospel tore across the islands in the 1830s.
Did George Whitefield Serve Two Masters?A new biography helps us come to terms with the unsavory side of the great revivalist’s mission to America.
From Jonathan Edwards to Jerry FalwellPulitzer Prize–winner Frances FitzGerald looks at the long history behind evangelical political activism.
Quick To ListenEpisode 46|37minWhy Your Denomination Is SegregatedWhites and blacks worshiped together in colonial America. What happened?
Using (and Abusing) Hell as a Political MotivationHow the threat of eternal punishment stirred moral and spiritual urgency in early America.
Before There Was Billy Graham, There Was…George Whitefield was once the most famous man in America. Historian Thomas Kidd explains why the celebrity evangelist shouldn’t be forgotten.
The Forgotten Woman of Evangelical HistorySarah Osborn's 18th-century life reveals an astonishing amount about the origins of American evangelicalism.
Evangelicals on the Newburyport TrailGeorge Whitefield's tomb is attracting a brisk flow of visitors. Just don't make a big deal about it.
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