Download or read book A Controversial Spirit written by Philip N. Mulder and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the author, during the era of awakenings and revival, the various denominations in the Southern States of the USA shared the same goal of saving souls but disagreed over the correct definition of true religion and conversion.