Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early ... and the University of North Carolina Press)

by Douglas L. Winiarski

The transformation of New England Congregationalism during the second half of the eighteenth century mirrored broader forces of social change, as the once-puritan commonwealths took their place in a world marked by partisan politics, intellectual ferment, expanding consumer choice, growing ethnic diversity, and increased geographical mobility.