| Unit name | Revivals and Revivalism Past and Present |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRSM0047 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit examines a recurring theme in religion that of Revival and Revivalism. There is a particular focus on its historical origins in America, but the module will also consider the phenomenon more widely. It begins with an examination of the ways in which historians have sought to identify and define revival. This is followed by a consideration of the Great Awakening at Northampton, Massachusetts under Jonathan Edwards Subsequent sessions cover itinerant revivalists such as George Whitefield and William Tennent and rise of professional evangelism under Charles Finney and Dwight L Moody. This leads into a discussion of the emergence of Pentecostalism and the development of mass evangelism under Billy Graham, televangelism and militant fundamentalism. Throughout attention will be paid to the techniques employed by revivalists including the use of music, public decision, rhetoric and other methods of persuasion.
