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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"George Whitefield."”.
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Inventing George Whitefield: Celebrity and the making of a religious icon
… image of eighteenth-century Anglican missionary George Whitefield through his use of trans-Atlantic public print networks. Whitefield, who was a consummate self-promoter and publisher of his own work, played a central role in the development of his image. The success of his publishing campaign …
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Men of One Book: A Comparison of Two Methodist Preachers, John Wesley and George Whitefield
… and professed ‘men of one book,’ John Wesley and George Whitefield. One of the principal ways in which Wesley and Whitefield manifested their desire to be ‘men of one book’ was through a life-long commitment to itinerant preaching. Indeed, it was especially in their capacity as ‘preachers of one …
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American Verismo?: insights into The Padrone, and opera by George Whitefield Chadwick (13 November 1854 - 4 April 1931)
The contribution of George Whitefield Chadwick (13 November 1854 – 4 April 1931) to American music comes in many forms: composer, teacher, conductor, pianist and organist. A leading figure of the Second School of New England composers, Chadwick was also largely responsible for the effective …
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Exploring homilies and hymnody : the thematic relationship between George Whitefield's sermons and "A collection of hymns for social worship".
This thesis examines George Whitefield's A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship and presents a thematic analysis of the hymn book's lyrical content. This research contributes to a fuller understanding of Whitefield's evangelistic mission, provides a perspective on Whitefield's views on singing …
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The short-form choral works of Florence B. Price: compelling music for a range of choirs
… composer. Florence B. Price was a student of George Whitefield Chadwick during her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music, and her involvement in the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) connected her to other black composers such as William Grant Still, R. Nathaniel Dett, …
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"An Eighteenth-Century Man": David Martyn Lloyd-Jones as a Pastor-Historian
… fathers and later on to Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. It describes his philosophy of church history and explores the reasons why Lloyd-Jones considered the study of church history to be so vitally important to the Christian life. It then demonstrates that Lloyd-Jones retrieved and …
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George Whitefield's Preaching: An Evangelical Response to the Enlightenment
… dissertation examines the preaching ministry of George Whitefield as a precursor to presuppositional apologetics in relation to the cultural shift of the Enlightenment. The presupposition of the authority of the Word of God is the concept that bridges Whitefield’s preaching and presuppositional …
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"Feed my lambs" : the spiritual direction ministry of Calvinistic British Baptist Anne Dutton during the early years of the evangelical revival.
… with Howell Harris, John Wesley, and George Whitefield. The chapter demonstrates that Dutton's Calvinistic spiritual writings were attractive to Harris and Whitefield (who in turn expanded her social-spiritual direction network) and suggests Dutton's direction to these men is best …
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Conversion & Community: Revisiting Modern Protestant Anxieties Over “Pietistic Conversion” in Light of Conversion Narratives From the First Great Awakening
This thesis addresses modern protestant theological concerns with the notion of conversion by examining the operative theologies of conversion implicit in 18th-century anglophone conversion narratives. A number of modern protestant theologians have expressed significant worries over what is …