Few figures have left as deep an imprint on American evangelicalism as Billy Sunday. A former professional baseball player turned revivalist preacher, Sunday became one of the most famous and influential evangelists in American history. At the height of his ministry in the early twentieth century, millions of Americans attended his revival meetings, newspapers covered … Read More “Billy Sunday: Baseball Player, Evangelist, and the Man Who Changed American Revivalism” »
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Few ideas have shaped the political, religious, and cultural self-understanding of the United States more than American exceptionalism. At its core is the belief that the United States is fundamentally different from—and often morally superior to—other nations, possessing a unique mission in world history. While the phrase itself is relatively modern, the ideas behind it reach … Read More “The Rise and Development of American Exceptionalism” »
When people think about the Great Awakening, they often think of the First Great Awakening and the preaching of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield. But after the First Great Awakening was a Second Great Awakening. This took place mostly in the early nineteenth century. The Second Great Awakening had an immense affect, not just on … Read More “The Second Great Awakening” »
