Wrapped up in God : A Study of Several Canadian Revivals and Revivalists

Between 1776 and 1830 the Maritime provinces were the site of important waves of religious revivals. Focusing chiefly on Baptists and Methodists, George Rawlyk uses rich primary sources to examine these happenings. Most contemporary interpreters of revivals have explained them in terms of their social and psychological functions and effects. Rawlyk recognizes the importance of such themes but avoids the temptation to reduce revivals to their non-religious functions. While he explores the multi-faceted dimensions of revivalism, he makes it clear that the people involved regarded their religious experiences as valuable in their own right. Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter I: Henry Alline: The Making of the "Whitefield of Nova Scotia" Chapter II: Henry Alline and Nova Scotia's "First Great Awakening" Chapter III: Freeborn Garrettson and Nova Scotia: The Methodists and Baptists Chapter IV: From Newlight to Baptist: Harris Harding and the Second Great Awakening in Nova Scotia Chapter V: Kingston Methodists and Baptists and the Great Religious Revival of 1852 and 1853 Chapter VI: J.J. Sidey and the Soul Winner's Revival of the 1920s Epilogue Afterword Charts Endnotes Index