THE GREAT AWAKENING
By Joseph Tracy
Banner of Truth. 472 pages. £17.00
Originally published in 1842. Published by
Banner in 1976, and reprinted 2019
ISBN 978 1 848 718 579
Some of the most rewarding peaks in Scotland require long hikes just to get to the beginning of the ascent. The path includes tedious stretches, worsened by drizzle or downpours, then tough climbs towards the summit. However, for those inclined to tackle them, not only is the view rewarding, but the whole trek worthwhile. Thus is it with reading Joseph Tracy’s definitive history of the Great Awakening.
Originally published in 1842, Tracy gathered many sources concerning the revival a century before his time. He tells the story of the Great Awakening through the accounts of pastors whose congregations were affected by it.
