Asahel Nettleton
Asahel Nettleton (born April 21, 1783 in Killingsworth, Connecticut , † May 16, 1844 in Windsor , Connecticut) was an American theologian and pastor from Connecticut who had a great influence on the Second Great Awakening , the second great revival movement .
The number of people converted as a result of his ministry is estimated at 30,000. Nettleton is best known for attending the New Lebanon , New York Conference in 1827, at which he opposed the teachings of Charles Grandison Finney and Lyman Beecher .
Fonts
- Village Hymns for Social Worship Selected and Original. Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. Goodwin & Co., Hartford CT 1824.
literature
- Bennet Tyler: Nettleton and His Labors. The Memoir of Dr. Asahel Nettleton. Remodeled in some parts by Andrew A. Bonar. Banner of Truth, Edinburgh 1975, ISBN 0-85151-208-9 , (facsimile of the first edition: T. and T. Clark, Edinburgh 1854).
- Frederick Morgan Davenport : Primitive traits in religious revivals. A study in mental and social evolution. Negro Universities Press, New York NY 1968, (Reprint: MacMillan, New York NY et al. 1905), (Also: Extended Dissertation, New York NY, Columbia University).
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| SURNAME | Nettleton, Asahel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theologian and pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1783 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Killingsworth, Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1844 |
| Place of death | Windsor , Connecticut |