Survey of 20th-Century Revival Movements in North America, A - Softcover

Riss, Richard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801047536 ISBN 13: 9780801047534

Publisher: Baker Academic, 1988

Synopsis

The twentieth century has witnessed periodic revivals comparable to the awakenings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. And yet, many of the places and players of these reawakenings have been overlooked or neglected by the chroniclers of North American church history. A Survey of 20th-Century Revival Movements in North America attempts to set the record straight. It offers a concise and useful survey of the major currents of revival that have swept over this continent since the turn of the century. As the final decade of this century approaches it is appropriate that historian Richard Riss chart the course of twentieth-century revival on this continent and record the people, places, and events that have shaped the modern American church.

Names like William J. Seymour or Maria B. Woodworth-Etter; places like Azusa Street or North Battleford, Saskatchewan; and events like the forest Home Briefing Conference or the Latter Rain Revival might not be as familiar as Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, or the Jesus movement, but each has played a significant role in keeping the streams of revival flowing.

The impact of these often lesser-known figures and events is tremendous. For example, William J. Seymour was a key figure in early Pentecostalism, which has become one of the most rapidly growing segments of modern Christianity. Also, college awakenings at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, North Park College, and Wheaton College in late 1949 and early 1950 received nationwide press coverage and sparked college revivals throughout the country. A decade later, in 1960, Dennis Bennett's experience of the Holy Spirit in Van Nuys, California, would mark the beginning of a tremendous outpouring of the Spirit, and for many, came to represent the start of the charismatic renewal movement.

About this title

About the Author

Richard M. Riss holds a Master of Christian Studies degree from Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia (1979), a Master of Arts in Church History from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1988), and a Ph.D. in Theological and Religious Studies from Drew University (2007). He has authored several other books, including The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and The Latter Rain Movement of 1948 and the Mid-Twentieth Century Evangelical Awakening.

Review

"A welcome addition to the growing literature in the field. This little volume will be particularly helpful to those who are interested in understanding how a variety of lesser known movements such as the Latter Rain revival of 1948-1952 are related to more familiar events."
Dr. Garth M. Rosell, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary --Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0801047536
• ISBN 13: 9780801047534
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208