Peter Charles Hoffer

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When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield: Enlightenment, Revival, and the Power of the Printed WordHardcover, 15 November 2011

When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield: Enlightenment, Revival, and the Power of the Printed Word
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Reading Age
Ages: 18-22
Grade Levels
13-17
Part of Series
Witness to History
Part of Series
Witness to History (John Hopkins)
Print Length
168 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published
15 Nov 2011
ISBN-10
1421403110
ISBN-13
9781421403113

Description

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.

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Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 18-22
Author:
Peter Charles Hoffer
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 November 2011
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 13-17
ISBN-10:
1421403110
ISBN-13:
9781421403113
Language:
English
Location:
Baltimore
Pages:
168

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