Issue 20 Charles Grandison Finney

Introducing this issue on Charles Finney.

Fascinating facts about Finney and his times.

Like him or loath him, no one can deny Finney’s influence on revival thinking.

Personal reflections, in Finney’s own words, about, among other things, his relationship with God, his baptism in the Holy Ghost, Heaven & Hell, perfect peace & blessedness, and his inward struggles with the death of his first wife.

Finney's advice to would-be pastors

Chronology of selected travels and revivals in the life of Finney.

A gallery of critics, friends, sweethearts, and acquaintances.

Theological and other terms commonly used in Charles Finney’s circle.

Finney timeline set against the backdrop of 19th century America and the world.

Finney and 19th-century trans-atlantic revivalism.

What delusion did he see in a Calvinist reading of Romans 7.

Something was different about Oberlin College.

Finney and the heritage of Edwards.

Finney’ Revival Lectures were extremely popular, and had a great influence on subsequent ideas and practices concerning evangelism, especially in its appeal to methods, and by its insistence on the necessity of personal evangelism— lay witnessing— by all Christians.

Finney’s system was based upon the premise of the complete freedom of the human will and the moral responsibility that involves.

A controversial statement from Finney.

Resources for further research on Charles Finney.

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