While Asbury University’s current revival appears a modern anomaly, it is very much in keeping with the history of higher education in America.
Revival and Moral Philosophy: A Founding Vision for American Higher Education
The Contested Color of Christ: How the image of Jesus has been made and remade in American history, by Paul Harvey & Edward J. Blum
The First Great Awakening was one of the few times in American history when the church actually led the way in racial unity.
Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: The Great Awakening and the Birth of American Celebrity Culture
Think the fiery Puritan who preached America’s most famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of Angry God,” would threaten to dangle celebrities over the pit of hell? Think again.
Is Preaching Performance Art?
As I’ve noted in Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God, the leaders of America’s First Great Awakening recognized that societal transformation was every bit as much a media revolution as it was a spiritual movement. No one represented this approach…