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Great Awakening
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More Than a City On a Hill
Religion in the Lands that Became America moves readers away from religious exceptionalism.
Jesus People and the Vibe Shift
Half a century ago, established churches looked askance at young men newly interested in Jesus. Let us welcome and exhort them today.
A Battle That Shaped Black Evangelicals
Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged their ministries.
The Unrecognized Great Awakening
Americans talk about Civil Rights as a political movement. But as MLK well knew, it was more than that. It was a revival.
Recapturing Wonder in a Cynical Age
How pastors can reconnect with joy in challenging times.
What’s the Impact of Asbury’s Outpouring? John the Baptist Offers 3 Lessons
How the prophet’s ministry helps us understand what may come next a year after revival broke out.
News
Grave Excavation Begins at One of the Oldest Black Churches in the US
Founded by an enslaved minister in 1776, the historic Baptist site had been covered by a museum parking lot.
When Revival Swept Hawaii
A decade after the first missionaries arrived, the gospel tore across the islands in the 1830s.
Review
Did George Whitefield Serve Two Masters?
A new biography helps us come to terms with the unsavory side of the great revivalist’s mission to America.
From Jonathan Edwards to Jerry Falwell
Pulitzer Prize–winner Frances FitzGerald looks at the long history behind evangelical political activism.