John Wolffe provides an authoritative account of evangelicalism from the 1790s to the 1840s, making extensive use of primary sources. He offers a compelling book, rich in detail, that will excite history buffs, students and professors, and any reader interested in the development of evangelicalism.

John Wolffe is professor of religious history at The Open University in England. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The Protestant Crusade in Great Britain 1829-1869, God and Greater Britain: Religion and National Life in Britain and Ireland 1845-1945, Great Deaths: Grieving, Religion and Nationhood in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, and Evangelical Faith and Public Zeal.