Dossier: The Revival That Made America Religious

Why is the American South so religious? The fire that made the Bible Belt was lit in a Massachusetts farm town by Jonathan Edwards, and the same town fired him. Here is the story with the documents.

This dossier is the companion to the documentary “The Revival That Made America Religious”. The chapter-by-chapter summary, the timeline from Northampton to Cane Ridge, the mind map and the annotated sources, in one PDF. 18 pages, ordered to read slowly, study or share in a group.

Inside:

• The case on one page

• The summary of the 9 chapters:

– A Town on the Connecticut River

– The Narrative That Crossed the Ocean

– The Actor in the Pulpit

– Enfield, July 8, 1741

– Old Lights, New Lights

– The Preacher Who Doubted Revival

– Fired by His Own People

– The Fire Moves South

– Was There Ever a Great Awakening?

• The timeline

• The mind map of people, texts and places

• Annotated sources, with free-access links to check every fact

• Questions for discussion and study, and how to check it for yourself

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Format: PDF (A4), in English. Instant access after purchase.