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Christian History Magazine—Issue 9: Heritage of Freedom: Dissenters, Reformers, & Pioneers is unavailable, but you can change that!

The history of the church is filled with movements that have helped Christians define their faith against cultural and political movements which run contrary to the spirit of the Gospel. From the theological changes of the Reformation, to the political resistance of Nazism in Germany, this issue introduces readers to the key figures who have articulated the Gospel message against prevailing...

It was to these victims of an unjust social system that Whitefield’s heart went out in compassion, with the result that on 17 February 1739, he ventured to preach the gospel message to them out of doors. Some 200 were present on that first occasion, but there were 2,000 the second time, and before long the numbers shot up to 10,000 and even 20,000. ‘Blessed be God that I have now broken the ice!’ Whitefield wrote in his Journal. ‘I believe I was never more acceptable to my Master than when I was