An Uncommon Christian

James Brainerd Taylor, Forgotten Evangelist in America's Second Great Awakening

By (author) Francis I. Kyle Foreword by John F. Thornbury

Publication date:

24 December 2007

Length of book:

255 pages

Publisher

UPA

ISBN-13: 9780761838623

An Uncommon Christian seeks to show how and why James Brainerd Taylor (1801–1829) became a popular participant during America's Second Great Awakening, and why the Princeton graduate and Yale Seminary student grew to be a frequent example of evangelical Protestant spirituality and evangelistic passion long after his untimely death. Those interested in religious revivals, evangelism and missions, spirituality, early nineteenth-century American history, the integration of faith and action with university or seminary studies, or inspirational Christian biography will benefit from this exhaustive and long overdue book on a forgotten "hero" of the Protestant faith.

Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Two Memoirs
Chapter 5 Historical Context: Cultural, Philosophical, Theological
Chapter 6 Connecticut and New York City, 1801–1819
Chapter 7 Academy at Lawrenceville, 1820–1823
Chapter 8 Princeton University, 1823–1826
Chapter 9 Theological Seminary at Yale, 1827–1828
Chapter 10 Activity in Revivals
Chapter 11 Trips to the South and Death, March 1828–March 29, 1829
Chapter 12 Spirituality of an Uncommon Christian
Part 13 Appendix A: Chronology of the Life of James Brainerd Taylor
Part 14 Appendix B: David Brainerd and James Brainerd Taylor: A Comparative Chart
Part 15 Bibliography
Part 16 Index

Francis Kyle has told the story of Taylor's remarkable, short life in an accessible manner. He has also probed very helpfully the way in which Taylor's spiritual experience made a crucial contribution to his ministry.