The Philosopher Who Admired the Preacher but Missed the Point
In the autumn of 1739, Benjamin Franklin walked through the streets of Philadelphia to hear George Whitefield preach. Franklin was arguably the most brilliant mind...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 2:1-16.
In the autumn of 1739, Benjamin Franklin walked through the streets of Philadelphia to hear George Whitefield preach. Franklin was arguably the most brilliant mind in the American colonies — inventor, diplomat, scientist, philosopher. He came to analyze. He counted the crowd, estimated how far Whitefield's voice could carry, and calculated the acoustics with mathematical precision. Franklin admired Whitefield enormously.…
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