Charles Grandison Finney was a leader in the Second Great Awakening. He has been called The Father of Modern Revivalism. Finney was best known as an innovative revivalist, an opponent of Old School Presbyterian theology, an advocate of Christian perfectionism, a pioneer in social reforms in favor of women and blacks, a religious writer, and president at Oberlin College.
He is not to be mistaken for his great-grandson, Charles G. Finney (1905-1984).
This book is very repetitive, and the reasoning is many times circular. For being a book on faith, it neglects childlike faith, and instead repeatedly insists that one must fully understand and perceive various truths before one can be saved and/or sanctified. It gets 2 stars for having an extensive list of the roles of Christ.