Compare And Contrast Jonathan Edwards And George Whitefield

Introduction Who are Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield? George M. Marsden, an American author, describes Jonathan Edwards as, “extraordinary and the most acute American philosopher and the most brilliant of all American theologians.” John Charles Ryle, an Anglican bishop, describes George Whitefield as, “a humble person and after he had a calm examination, he had come to the conclusion that Whitefield was one of the most powerful and extraordinary preachers the world has ever seen.” Whitefield and Edwards resembled each other in many ways. People still perceive them as extremely respected Christian frontrunners with reputations as great evangelists. These two great Christian leaders were part of the evangelical movement that later on was called the Great Awakening. Now, for the reader to understand more with regard to Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, I will provide a short biography of each man with discussions of their contributions. Also, I will compare and contrast their contributions and offer a short discussion of some of the other leaders who plated a lesser role. Finally, I will explain how evangelicalism began during the First Great …show more content…
Throughout this research it is cited that Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, David Brainerd, and William Tennent were the innovators that brought many colonials to an evangelical conversion understanding. John and Charles Wesley, contemporaries of Whitefield’s at Oxford, devoted themselves to pray, provide Biblical educations to enhance the person transformation and development in Jesus Christ. The Wesley’s journeyed to America with Whitefield to contribute promulgate Methodism. Roberta Buckingham describes the reader that when these great gentlemen were teenagers the moral in America and Europe was not the best, consequently, these great men all contributed to the expansion of evangelicalism effect on American