Week Seven

This week the article to read come from Words Aptly Spoken: American Literature.

"The Method of Grace" -George Whitefield

Essays to Do Good (excerpt) Cotton Mather

"A Model of Christian Charity" (excerpt) -John Winthrop

08_A_Model_of_Christian_Charity_abridged.pdf

The Most Famous Metaphor of American Exceptionalism Is a Warning, Not a BoastJohn Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” language wasn’t meant to puff up his hearers with pride but to send a chill down their spines.

George WhitefieldSensational Evangelist of Britain and America

Lessons-from-a-preacher-George-Whitefield.pdf

Why You Haven't Heard of George Whitefield, the Great Awakening PreacherGeorge Whitefield, a forerunner to today’s crusade-style preachers, helped spark the 18th-century Great Awakening in the English-speaking world.

What's the Matter with Cotton Mather?Rick Kennedy rewrites the reputation of a reviled Puritan leader.

mather-essays_to_do_good_1815.pdf

Ch 1.AmLit.3Sermons.group stations.FALL2019.docx

Who Was Cotton Mather? | TabletalkThe real Cotton Mather—the one who has since been forgotten—was a beloved pastor who loved Christ with all of his heart.

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