Modern Christian RevivalsRandall Herbert Balmer Beginning with the Great Awakening in the American colonies and continuing through contemporary Latin America, where revolution and revivalism have been central to sociopolitical change, Modern Christian Revivals demonstrates the enduring relevance of Christian revivalism. Half of the contributors focus on the United States, from Puritan New England through the Old South to Billy Graham and Pat Robertson; the others discuss revivalism in England, Norway, China, and Canada, chronicling influential as well as less frequently studied movements. This volume explores long-held assumptions about revivalism and illustrates its central role in the Christian tradition. |
Contents
EighteenthCentury | 1 |
Revival and Enlightenment in EighteenthCentury England | 17 |
Revivalism Renewal and Social Mediation in | 60 |
Insights from Norwegian Revivalism 18751914 | 101 |
Keswick and the Experience of Evangelical Piety | 118 |
Early American Pentecostalism | 145 |
Christian Revival in China 19001937 | 161 |
Revival and Revolution in Latin America | 180 |
American Revivalism from Graham to Robertson | 194 |
Writing about Canadian Religious Revivals | 208 |
Contributors | 227 |
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A. B. Simpson American evangelicals antebellum Apostolic Faith Awakening Baptist became Billy Graham Brighton British Canadian Chicago China Chinese Christian Christ Christian's Pathway Church of Norway clergy Conference congregations Connecticut cultural denominations Dissent Dutch Dwight L early ecclesiastical eighteenth century England Enlightenment established evan Evangelical Alliance evangelical churches evangelists experience F. B. Meyer Frelinghuysen fundamentalist gelical God's Goforth gospel groups growth Hannah Whitall Smith Henry Alline historians History Holy Spirit Ibid influence Keswick Keswick Convention Latin American latter rain leaders London Lutheran meetings Methodist Mildmay ministers ministry mission missionary modern Moody movement nineteenth century North American Norway Norwegian organized Oxford pastors Pathway to Power pentecostal pietistic piety political popular preachers preaching Presbyterian Protestant Puritan Reformed religion religious revivals réveil revivalists Robert Pearsall Smith role salvation Second Great Awakening sermon slaves social society South southern spiritual Swaggart theological tradition University Press Wesley's Whitefield William women York