Restoring the Reformation: British Evangelicalism and the Francophone 'Réveil' 1816-1849

by Kenneth J. Stewart

This book traces British missionary initiative in post-Revolutionary Francophone Europe from the genesis of the London Missionary Society, the visits of Robert Haldane and Henry Drummond, and the founding of the Continental Society. While British evangelicals aimed at the reviving of a foreign Protestant cause of momentous legend, they received unforeseen reciprocating emphases from the Continent which forced self-reflection on Evangelicalism's own relationship to the Reformation.

306 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

About the author

Dr. Stewart is a specialist in the history of Christianity from the Reformation to the present with special interest in the development of the evangelical Protestant tradition. He has a growing interest in early Christianity and the transmission of doctrine from the early church forward to our time. He also teaches early modern European history and the two-semester Christian Doctrine sequence required for sophomores.

Reviews

[Raully · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very impressive church history on an understudied topic. Too many Protestants are unaware of the international roots of their faith. But I should caution that this is a former dissertation that has the blocky composition required by the profession.