REVIVAL: Spiritual awakening in the Reformed Tradition

Is there room for revival in the Reformed tradition? Historian Michael Haykin examines awakenings heralded by Calvinist ministers, including Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and more, to answer with a resounding “Yes!” With these accounts, Haykin provides a robust paradigm to discern the Holy Spirit’s true outpourings. Read this inspiring historical study to stir your heart to pray for revival in our day!

Contents

Introduction 

1. “When the Spirit Shall Be Poured Forth Plentifully”: Revival in the Reformation and English Puritanism
2. “God Is Doing Marvellous Things”: The British Need for and Experience of Revival in the Eighteenth Century
3. “Come to This Life-Giving Stream”: George Whitefield and His Ministry in a Time of Revival
4. “He Carries Fire Wherever He Goes”: William Grimshaw and the Haworth Revival
5. “The Theologian of Revival”: Becoming Jonathan Edwards
6. “A Spirit of Powerful Holy Affection”: Twelve Marks of Genuine Revival
7. “We Are a Garden Wall’d Around”: Particular Baptists Needing Revival
8. “Impress Thy Truth upon My Heart with Thine Own Seal”: Andrew Fuller and Theological Reformation
9. “The Lord Is Doing Great Things, and Answering Prayer Everywhere”: John Sutcliff and the Concert of Prayer for Revival

Conclusion: Eight Theses on Revival 
Appendix 1: William Grimshaw’s Letter on the Haworth Revival 
Appendix 2: John Stutterd, “The Means of Reviving and Promoting Religion” 
Acknowledgments