Continental Pietism has proven to be influential on early evangelicalism, and A Cautious Enthusiasm examines how Pietism highlights on an applied, dynamic virtue rather than on dogma. Samuel C. Smith underlines a tracing of a mystical strand of pietism writings and practices in South Carolina evangelicalism; suggesting evangelicalism’s qualities paid to the establishment of radical and common consensus in South Carolina. It is also important to note the text mentions “experimental religion” has been present since the beginning of English Protestant religion. The text explores the Savannah, Georgia journey of John Wesley and George Whitefield on request of James Oglethorpe. Through his travels, John Wesley became deeply influenced by the pietism
