George Whitefield

Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged their ministries.

A new book steers between full condemnation and “men of their time” dodges.

How Catholics and Reformers reacted to the transatlantic slave trade.

A new biography helps us come to terms with the unsavory side of the great revivalist’s mission to America.

Sensational Evangelist of Britain and America

Cornelius Winter was at Whitefield’s orphan house when he learned of the evangelist’s death. His report:

We still feel Whitefield’s influence today.

A farmer races to the sensation.

A persuasive appeal from a powerful evangelist.