Calling down fire : Charles Grandison Finney and revivalism in Jefferson County, New York, 1800-1840 /

Calling down fire : Charles Grandison Finney and revivalism in Jefferson County, New York, 1800-1840 /

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Author / Creator:	Perciaccante, Marianne, 1964-
Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 193 pages) : maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Finney, Charles G., -- 1792-1875. Finney, Charles G., -- 1792-1875 Revivals -- New York (State) -- Jefferson County -- History -- 19th century. Revivals. Jefferson County (N.Y.) -- Church history -- 19th century. New York (State) -- Jefferson County. Electronic book. Church history. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11128831

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ISBN:	1417506822 9781417506828 0791456404 9780791456408 0791456390 9780791456392 9780791487341 0791487342
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"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."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Perciaccante, Marianne, 1964- Calling down fire. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2003 0791456404 0791456390

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
2. Jefferson County
App. New York State Census of 1835 and 1845
3. Foundations of Fervor
4. Maturation of the Churches
5. Progress of Reform
6. Conclusion.