Letters on Revival

Author Porter, Ebenezer

Category History & Biography, Letters, Theology

images for front cover, text of Letters on Revival by Ebenezer Porter

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Weight	0.42 lbs
Dimensions	8.5 × 5.4 × 0.5 in
ISBN	9780851518558
Binding	Paperback
Topic	Revival
Original Pub Date	1858
Banner Pub Date	Mar 30, 2004
Page Count	144
Format	Book

Book Description

Revival swept throughout the churches of New England and other parts of the United States between 1798 and 1808. These letters of Ebenezer Porter, an eyewitness of the revivals, display two characteristics not always found together: warm zeal to see the church revived, and wise moderation in resisting tendencies to fanaticism.

Porter outlines the characteristics of the revivals he had witnessed, the means used for the conversion of sinners, hindrances to revivals, the exercises of those hopefully converted, and the longer-term effects of the revivals on the churches. He also deals helpfully with new theories that were appearing on the subject of divine influence in the conversion of sinners.

The result is a permanently valuable guide to the nature and effects of revivals of religion.

Table of Contents Expand ↓

	Publisher's Foreword	vii
	Letter One
	Introduction - the revivals of 1798-1808 - general characteristics of the period	1
	Letter Two
	Use of means for the conversion of sinners - preaching - method of preaching - doctrines preached - conferences - prayer	12
	Letter Three
	Hindrances to revivals - exercises of sinners under legal convictions - disorders in revivals	27
	Letter Four
	Exercises of hopeful converts - their characteristics - their treatment by ministers and other Christians	50
	Letter Five
	General results of revivals - permanence - practical piety - harmony among Christians - humility in ministers - other good effects in Christians	70
	Letter Six
	Divine sovereignty - accountability and dependence of sinners - importance of local ministry - wisdom in dealing with the anxious - premature reception of professed converts	85
	Letter Seven
	Divine influence in the conversion of sinners - new theories controverted – conclusion	118