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Gilbert Tennent
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1703 – 1764
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Who was Gilbert Tennent?
Gilbert Tennent was a religious leader, born in County Armagh, Ireland. Gilbert was one of the leaders of the Great Awakening of religious feeling in Colonial America, along with Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. His most famous sermon, "On the Danger of an Unconverted Ministry" compared anti-revivalistic ministers to the Pharisees described in the gospels.
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- Born
- Feb 5, 1703
County Armagh - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Yale University
- Died
- Jul 23, 1764
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on July 23, 2013
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