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short and to the point, November 1, 2002
This review is from: Finney on Revival (Paperback)
This is a condensed version of Finney's Lectures on Revival. If you're short of time or not much of a reader, or you just want an introduction to Finney's thoughts on revival, you'll probably find this book helpful. However, it's much better to read the more complete version available here at Amazon.
Shelhamer (correct spelling) says in his Preface, "In this new book, however, an attempt has been made to gather the main points from the large amount of material available [in the larger book], in order to provide a handbook for those Christian workers who would learn the simple principles which govern the promise of Revival."
That about sums up the book. There is a lot of material left out of this book that one would find very beneficial in the larger volume. For example, chapter one, "What is Revival?" in the 1988 Bethany House edition of Lectures on Revival is 9 pages long. In this book, it has been condensed to little over 1 page.
So, for an introduction, it's a nice little book. If you really want to learn what Finney said on the subject, purchase one of the larger editions.
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