A controversial spirit : evangelical awakenings in the South / Philip N. Mulder. PR

Good Reasons to Believe -- Believe and Be Baptized -- Experimental Religion -- Contending for Liberty -- Sowing and Reaping -- Choosing God's People -- The Highest Original.

According to the author, during the era of awakenings and revival, the various denominations in the Southern States of the USA shared the same goal of saving souls but disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion.

"A Controversial Spirit offers a new perspective on the origins and nature of southern evangelicalism. Philip N. Mulder examines the internal dynamics of evangelicalism. He focuses on the relationships among the Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists who introduced the new religious mood to the South between 1740 and 1820. Although the denominations shared the goal of saving souls, he finds, they disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion."--Jacket.

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