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revivalism
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revivalism

Reawakening of Christian values and commitment. The spiritual fervour of revival-style preaching, typically performed by itinerant, charismatic preachers before large gatherings, is thought to have a restorative effect on those who have been led away from the right path. Various Protestant sects have experienced periods of revivalism at different times since the 17th century, and many, notably Methodism, came into being during revivalist periods. Common themes are strict interpretation of the Bible, rejection of literary or historical study of the Bible, emphasis on the conversion experience, and a call to live devoutly. Revivalism can be interpreted as a precursor of 20th-century Christian fundamentalism. See also Great Awakening; Dwight Moody.


revivalism
a movement, esp an evangelical Christian one, that seeks to reawaken faith


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Local Ukrainian or Russian peasants, who worked for the German colonists who had settled in this region from the time of Catherine the Great, began to attend the revivalistic religious meetings occurring in their employers' communities.
There he would gently but in a no-nonsense manner engage in theological table talk that challenged the far more conservative, literalistic, and even revivalistic Anglo pastors, who seemed intent on making their youths' camp experience one in which success would be counted by the number who had "given their hearts" to Jesus by "making a decision for Christ.
Discussing this distinction for a wide range of American progressive reform activities, Crunden pointed out that "Given the revivalistic way in which many progressive reforms came into existence, it was perhaps only natural that there should be something of a moral hangover after the preacher left town and the new converts had to go about the duller business of daily living" (Crunden, 1982, p.
 
 
 
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