Origins of a Great Division // Finney’s revivalist theology rejected Calvinism, stressed human ability, and contributed to Protestant division.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 3:10-4:6 // The reality of our unity in Christ impacts and enables believers to walk in love with one another.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

New Methods // Early nineteenth-century America’s rapid expansion spread revival practices nationwide, culminating in the Finney controversy over whether revival is God’s sovereign work or a result of human methods.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 3:1-13 // Paul’s gospel ministry to the Gentiles is part of the unfolding of the mystery of God’s plan for the church, which displays the wisdom of God and provides hope in suffering.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Revival in the Northeast // The Northeast provides a crucial setting for distinguishing revival from revivalism because it experienced repeated seasons of genuine awakening without relying on new techniques or emotional machinery.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 2:14-3:6 // Paul’s gospel ministry to the Gentiles is part of the unfolding of the mystery of God’s plan to unite Jew and Gentile in one body.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Emergence of Revivalism // The Kentucky revival began with a Calvinistic trust in God’s sovereign work but shifted toward revivalism that emphasized human methods, emotional response, and immediate conversion.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 2:8-22 // God reconciles his people to himself and unites them with one another as one new man through the work of Christ in the Spirit.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Second Great Awakening // God transformed the spiritually desolate Kentucky frontier through earnest preaching and persevering prayer, producing widespread repentance, renewed churches, and lasting revival.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 2:1-10 // Salvation is a free gift of God’s grace given to underserving sinners, precluding their boasting and empowering their lives of obedience.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen