George Whitefield E (jan 1, 1714 – jan 1, 1770)
Description:
The great itinerant preacher during the First Great Awakening. Preached in England and Americas. Anglican preacher.Clashed with John Wesley over soteriology, yet both appealed to experience in salvation.
Whitefield marked the transition from Puritanism to evangelicalism in America. Preached to blacks during First Great Awakening, resulting in the rise of black churches.
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Date:
jan 1, 1714
jan 1, 1770
~ 56 years