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George Whitefield
GEORGE WHITEFIELD
The English preacher George Whitefield, b. Dec. 16, 1714, d. Sept. 30, 1770,
was a leader of the Evangelical Revival on both sides of the Atlantic,
participating in the GREAT AWAKENING in the colonies and the Wesleyan
movement in Great Britain. He was educated at Oxford and was a member of
the WESLEY brothers' Holy Club. After ordination (1736) as an Anglican
deacon he made the first of seven voyages to America in 1738. He
subsequently took orders as a priest, but he was soon excluded from
Anglican pulpits because of his evangelistic fervor. As a result he began
preaching in religious societies and the open air, making a major
contribution to the Evangelical Revival and the growth of METHODISM.
Theological differences led to conflict with John Wesley and a partial
separation of the movements they represented. Whitefield identified
himself more closely with the Countess of Huntingdon Connection, which
was essentially Calvinist in theology (in contrast to the Arminianism of the
Wesleys). Nevertheless, Whitefield, with his powerful voice and famous
cross-eyes (he was "Dr. Squintum" to his detractors), was a valuable
complement to the organizational and counseling skills of the Wesleys.
Frederick A. Norwood Bibliography: Dallimore, A., George Whitefield, 2 vols.
(1970; repr. 1980); Lambert, F., Pedlar in Divinity (1994).
The English preacher George Whitefield, b. Dec. 16, 1714, d. Sept. 30, 1770,
was a leader of the Evangelical Revival on both sides of the Atlantic,
participating in the GREAT AWAKENING in the colonies and the Wesleyan
movement in Great Britain. He was educated at Oxford and was a member of
the WESLEY brothers' Holy Club. After ordination (1736) as an Anglican
deacon he made the first of seven voyages to America in 1738. He
subsequently took orders as a priest, but he was soon excluded from
Anglican pulpits because of his evangelistic fervor. As a result he began
preaching in religious societies and the open air, making a major
contribution to the Evangelical Revival and the growth of METHODISM.
Theological differences led to conflict with John Wesley and a partial
separation of the movements they represented. Whitefield identified
himself more closely with the Countess of Huntingdon Connection, which
was essentially Calvinist in theology (in contrast to the Arminianism of the
Wesleys). Nevertheless, Whitefield, with his powerful voice and famous
cross-eyes (he was "Dr. Squintum" to his detractors), was a valuable
complement to the organizational and counseling skills of the Wesleys.
Frederick A. Norwood Bibliography: Dallimore, A., George Whitefield, 2 vols.
(1970; repr. 1980); Lambert, F., Pedlar in Divinity (1994).
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