Reflections on Revival

by Charles Grandison Finney, Donald W. Dayton

Good Soft cover Bethany House Pub. Good. Soft cover. 1979.

Genres: Church History

Paperback

First published December 12, 1979

About the author

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).

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t like Finney and my rating is a reflection of that.

This book is a series of letters Finney published at a later stage of his life. They are reflections on the revival scene and the dangers and issues that he sees.

I found myself agreeing with him far more than I expected. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if I was less familiar with his work. I think this book is worthwhile for those who want to know how his views on revivals were slowly shifting.

[Douglas Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

But at the time, I thought it was excellent.

[Rob Markley · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is great wisdom in Finney which of course is in his famous statement about reivival being a work of man not of God... if you read it properly. Wisdom was also to finish at the right time!