Issue 38 : George Whitefield: 17th c. Preacher & Revivalist Originally published in 1993
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Table of Contents
Little-known or remarkable facts about George Whitefield
As George Whitefield blazed across England, Scotland, and America, his dramatic preaching caused excitement bordering on panic.
Harry S. Stout
A farmer races to the sensation.
Cornelius Winter was at Whitefield's orphan house when he learned of the evangelist's death. His report:
A persuasive appeal from a powerful evangelist.
George Whitefield
Whitefield's co-workers in the great eighteenth-century revival.
Mark Galli
Two evangelists face a mob
A look at one year of Whitefield's whirlwind ministry.
Arnold Dallimore
A sampler of sayings
Randy and Cathy Colver
Benjamin Franklin and George Whitefield: Theologically, they were miles apart, yet they became affectionate friends.
Frank Lambert
Soon after he began an orphanage, Whitefield found himself chained by expenses he couldn't pay.
Gary Sanseri
The message of the greatest communicator of his age.
J. I. Packer
Whitefield's troubling mix of views.
Mark Galli
We still feel Whitefield's influence today.
Mark A. Noll
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May 27, 1564: John Calvin, French Protestant Reformer, dies. He kept writing and ministering to the Christians in Geneva nearly up to his death, telling his worried friends, "What! Would you have the Lord find me idle when he comes?" (see issue 12: John Calvin).
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