{"product_id":"the-first-american-evangelical-a-short-life-of-cotton-mather-paperback","title":"The First American Evangelical: A Short Life of Cotton Mather - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn accurate, sympathetic account of influential colonial Christian leader Cotton Mather\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cotton Mather (1663-1728) was America's most famous pastor and scholar at the beginning of the eighteenth century. People today generally associate him with the infamous Salem witch trials, but in this new biography Rick Kennedy tells a bigger story: Mather, he says, was the very first American evangelical. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fresh retelling of Cotton Mather's life, this biography corrects misconceptions and focuses on how he sought to promote, socially and intellectually, a biblical lifestyle. As older Puritan hopes in New England were giving way to a broader and shallower Protestantism, Mather led a populist, Bible-oriented movement that embraced the new century -- the beginning of a dynamic evangelical tradition that eventually became a major force in American culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Incorporating the latest scholarly research but written for a popular audience, \u003ci\u003eThe First American Evangelical\u003c\/i\u003e brings Cotton Mather and his world to life in a way that helps readers understand both the Puritanism in which he grew up and the evangelicalism he pioneered.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Kennedy is professor of history at Point Loma Nazarene University, secretary of the Conference on Faith and History, and author of various books and articles on the history of colonial New England. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eJesus, History, and Mount Darwin: An Academic Excursion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 8.97 x 5.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740621705312,"sku":"9780802872111","price":33.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/JGEtFNkAoY9780802872111.webp?v=1778126164","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-first-american-evangelical-a-short-life-of-cotton-mather-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}