Bonus: Listener Q&A About Religion in Early New England

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Douglas Winiarski answers your questions about religion in early New England with details from his book, Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England. Darkness Falls on the Land of Light is the story of how ordinary New Englanders living through extraordinary times ended up giving birth to today’s evangelical movement. Doug performed a close reading of letters, diaries, and testimonies to write this book and his outstanding scholarship in this book was recognized with a 2018 Bancroft Prize. Download the FREE OI Reader app for Bonus Content and Sample Chapters from Darkness Falls on the Land of Light Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to a special bonus episode of Ben Franklin's world.
0:05.0	The Omaha Institute and I are happy to bring you this short bonus episode is a thank you for
0:10.0	subscribing to this podcast. Having you along for our explorations of early
0:14.2	American history each week is really and truly the reason for this show. Now if
0:18.8	you're listening to this episode via the web I encourage you to go download the
0:22.2	free Ben Franklin's world app so that you get all episodes
0:25.0	of this podcast as soon as they're published.
0:27.6	Plus having the app ensures that you'll receive occasional unannounced bonus episodes like
0:32.1	this listener
0:32.8	Q&A with historian Doug Winniearski, delivered directly
0:35.8	to your smartphone or tablet.
0:38.1	Now you're going to hear more about The Great Awakening
0:40.3	and Religious Life in early New England
0:41.9	with Doug in episode 182.
0:44.0	When we explored details from his book,
0:46.0	Darkness Falls on the Land of Light.
0:48.0	Published by the producers of Ben Franklin's world,
0:50.0	the Omaha Stroh Institute,
0:52.0	and their partners, the University of North Carolina Press. the
0:53.0	O'Mahandro Institute and their partners, the University of North Carolina press.
0:55.0	Now, darkness falls on the land of light
0:58.0	is the story of how ordinary New Englanders
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