McCheyneÉs Dundee

In the mid-nineteenth century, Dundee was gradually establishing itself
as Scotland's third-largest city, with a rapidly expanding economy. What
most attracted observers' attention, however, was the religious revival
that began in the Fall of 1839 under the leadership of two relatively young and
inexperienced ministers, Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) and William
Chalmers Burns (1815-1868). In McCheyne's Dundee, historian Bruce
McLennan ably traces the story of revival in this industrial Scottish seaport.
After looking at the social and economic conditions of the city, as well as the
significant religious issues of the day, he then considers McCheyne and
Burns-their backgrounds, their brief ministries in Dundee, and their
impact as God's instruments of great spiritual blessing to the people of
that city. McLennan concludes with an analysis of the reactions to the
revival-both approbation and opposition- and the awakening's
long-term effects, which could still be seen a generation later.
Recommended € 19,90