On target audiences for Great Awakening revivalist sermons

November 17, 2023

The Great Awakening was a period in mid-eighteenth century colonial America during which the region experienced an unprecedented spiritual growth driven by various great theologians of the era. Prominent figures such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield were among the most influential revivalist preachers…
Are price controls actually people controls?

November 10, 2023

Proponents of the socialistic concept of government price control for the seemingly beneficial purposes of creating a more equitable economy will certainly assure you that their intentions are not to inhibit the liberties of any individual, but rather simply to regulate prices for the…
On the influence of Mather’s Theopolis Americana

November 10, 2023

Theopolis Americana is an essay published in 1710 by popular colonial author, preacher, and theologian Cotton Mather, based on a sermon he originally delivered before the Massachusetts General Court a year prior. The sermon focuses primarily on Mather’s views of corruption in the present…

On target audiences for Great Awakening revivalist sermons

Are price controls actually people controls?