A definitive look at the epoch in America known as "The Second Great Awakening" that balances its two figureheads, Asahel Nettleton and Charles Finney, in their proper historical perspective. The author is a research scholar who unravels the downgrade of New England Theology and the controversies of the "New Measures". Everyone who has an interest in evangelism and revival will benefit from this book. The "letters of Asahel Nettleton" in the Appendix, are worth the price of the book.