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2012

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9780791487341

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English

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Calling Down Fire examines the social and cultural influence of Jefferson County, New York, an isolated, agrarian setting, on the formation of Charles Grandison Finney's theology and revival methods. Finney, who later became president of Oberlin College, was arguably the most innovative and influential revivalist of the Second Great Awakening. He pioneered methods which were widely adopted and promoted a theology that emphasized the ability of evangelists to save souls and the importance of free will in the salvation process. Marianne Perciaccante follows the course of religious enthusiasm and the evolution of the reform impulse in Jefferson County following Finney's departure for more influential pulpits. When Finney began to preach in Jefferson County, he brought Baptist and Methodist piety to the Presbyterians of the northern section of the county. This pious fervor eventually was adopted widely by middle-class Presbyterians and Congregationalists and constituted an acceptance by elites of tempered, non-elite piety.

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Jefferson County

Appendix: New York State Census of 1835 and 1845

3. The Foundations of Fervor

4. The Maturation of the Churches

5. The Progress of Reform

6. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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State University of New York Press

Date de parution

01 février 2012

EAN13

9780791487341

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

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Calling Down Fire

Charles Grandison Finney and Revivalism in Jefferson County, New York,–

Marianne Perciaccante

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

umerous church members and pastors in Jefferson County were crackNers. Where relevant records were extant, church members let me into gracious enough to let me into their church safes to see if any relevant records existed. In some cases, churches brought in safe their closed churches during the week so that I could read them over. Others let me into their homes to read records. I am grateful to all of them. There are so many of them, though, that I can’t possibly name them all. I couldn’t have written this book without them. Early on in my research, the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Watertown, the Rev. Brent Eelman, suggested that I speak with John B. Johnson Sr., who was then the editor and publisher of theWatertown Daily Times.Mr. Johnson was a great source of ideas, as well as research help. More recently, his son, John Johnson Jr., the current editor and co publisher of the newspaper, has assisted me as I made the ﬁnal preparations to publish the book. I was fortunate to have John Corrigan as my dissertation advisor. I remember my conversation with him when I thought I would never ﬁnd sufﬁcient research resources. He was right that I would eventually ﬁnd the resources and, under difﬁcult circumstances, he proved an exemplary advisor. As I wrote this in its initial stage as a dissertation, almost daily I showed the newest pages to my father, who made helpful comments. In addition to this, in a number of signiﬁcant ways, he and my mother made it possible for me to research and write the dissertation. I am also grateful to Ron Helfrich for encouraging me to submit the manuscript to him at SUNY Press. Lately, as I have transformed the dissertation into a book, a number of people have helped out. Kristen Summers read over sections of the book and made perceptive criticisms. I bounced ideas off Ned Bachman and Patty Reilly. And Ken Moffett Jr. provided encouragement and amusement.

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