History of Evangelicalism

In a recent article in Christianity Today, Bruce Hindmarsh, professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver recommended the following books as some of the best to introduce the general reader to early evangelicalism. According to Hindmarsh, “All of these books are a pleasure to read, and all of the authors are experts in their fields.”

• The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards, Whitefield, and the Wesleys, by Mark A. Noll
• The Inextinguishable Blaze: Spiritual Renewal and Advance in the Eighteenth Century, by A. Skevington Wood
• Wesley and the People Called Methodists, by Richard P. Heitzenrater
• Jonathan Edwards: A Life, by George M. Marsden
• The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America, by Thomas S. Kidd