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Essay

Religion and Eighteenth-Century Revivalism

With an introduction by Jon Butler, Howard R. Lamar Professor of American Studies, History, and Religious Studies and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University

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James Davenport deported from Connecticut

James Davenport was arrested for inciting unrest at Yale and deported from Connecticut. He returned in 1743.

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Bonfire of Vanities

After returning to Connecticut, James Davenport led a burning of anti-revival tracts in a “Bonfire of Vanities” at New London.

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James Davenport

James Davenport (1716–1757) was an itinerant preacher and divisive figure during the religious revivals of the eighteenth century. Davenport was drawn to revivalism after hearing George Whitefield speak. In 1742, Davenport was deported from Connecticut after creating unrest at Yale between students and the school and the townspeople and their church. In 1743, he returned to Connecticut to lead a “Bonfire of the Vanities,” burning anti-revival tracts in New London. In 1744, Davenport published Confessions and Retractions, an apology...