Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal did something supposedly “controversial.” He called for a national revival. As a Washington Post article by Rosalind S. Helderman (1/24/15) noted: “Skipping an Iowa ...

The December 17 birthday of early Georgia settler and Bethesda founder George Whitefield echoes through history in a particularly Savannahian way. Born in 1714 in Gloucester, England, Whitefield was ...

The revivalist preached, ‘Come and be married to Christ’—and sparked the Great Awakening. Editor’s note: What do you get when a charismatic thespian bumps into the Wesley brothers in college? “The ...

Edwards worried that the strong emotions raised by George Whitefield’s preaching would produce not steady Christians by religious hypocrites. It is wonderful to see what a spell he casts over an ...