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Article: Evangelicalism and Revivalism
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- Dictionary of American History
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EVANGELICALISM AND REVIVALISM
EVANGELICALISM AND REVIVALISM
are a related set of terms that label aspects of American Christianity.
Evangelism
Evangelism is the promulgation of the Christian religion among those who are not Christians. Evangelism has been a central impulse of Christianity since its beginning in the first century a.d., and is one of the main reasons the Christian religion has spread around the globe. In American history, Christians have employed an enormous variety of activities for evangelism
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preaching, Sunday schools, catechism classes, music, drama, publishing, radio and television broadcasts, special interest activities, small-group meetings, person-to-person ...