The purpose of this course is to make a detailed study of the revivals and evangelical awakenings in both Western and non-Western countries which have provided the dynamic for evangelism, missionary expansion, and social improvement over the centuries. A definition of revival will be attempted, defining it biblically and theologically as well as descriptively and phenomenologically. A survey of awakenings in the history of the Church up to the 17th Century will be made, but most attention will be paid to those revivals which have occurred from the 17th century up to the present day. The contribution made by Jonathan Edwards to our understanding of revival will be studied, together with that of Charles Finney and others, including the Toronto Blessing. Constants and variables in revival, excesses in revival, the connection between revival and miracles and spiritual gifts will also be covered. Other issues discussed will be the relationship between revival and contextualization, revivals and their historical contexts.

Lectures and class discussion together with collateral reading.

Lovelace, R. F. Dynamics of Spiritual Life. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1979. (pp. 1-336).

Brown, D. Understanding Pietism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977.
Brown, M. Holy Fire. Shippenburg, PA: Destiny Image Pub., 1996.
Chevreau, G. Catch the Fire: The Toronto Blessing. London: Marshall Pickering, 1994.
Church, J. E. Quest for the Highest. Greenwood, SC: The Attic Press, 1981.
Davies, R. I Will Pour Out My Spirit. Turnbridge Wells, England: Monarch, 1992.
Han, P. Spiritual Awakening: A Theological and Historical Study of Four Waves in the Korean Church. D.Miss. Dissertation, SWM, Fuller Seminary, 1991.
Hinton, K. An Analytical Study of the Dynamics of Spiritual Renewal. D. Miss. Dissertation, SWM, Fuller Seminary, 1984.
Katarikawe, J. and J. Wilson. The East African Revival Movement. Th.M. Thesis, SWM, Fuller Seminary, 1975.
Lovelace, R. F. Renewal as a Way of Life. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1985.
McLaughlin, William. Revivals, Awakenings and Reform. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1978 (1-140).
Oropeza, B.J. A Time to Laugh. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishing, 1995.
Orr, J. Edwin. His writings.
Packer, J. I. A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision. Wheaton: Crossways, 1990 (especially ch. 3).
Petersen, D. Not by Might Nor by Power. Oxford: Regnum Book International, 1996.
Rhee, Y. H. Toward a Theory of Revival: A Korean Case Study. Th.M. Thesis, SWM, Fuller Seminary, 1988.
Scougal, H. The Life of God in the Soul of Man. Philadelphia: Westminister Press, 1998.
Smith, T. Revivalism and Social Reform. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.
Snyder, H. A. Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.
Sohn, D. A Missio-Historical Study of German Lutheran Pietism. Th.M. Thesis, SWM, Fuller Seminary, 1990.
Snyder. The Radical Wesley. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1980.
Stoeffler, E. F. The Rise of Evangelical Pietism. Leiden: E. J. Brille, 1965.
White, J. When the Spirit Comes With Power. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988.

1,500 pages of reading for M.A. students and 2,000 pages for Th.M. students from the recommended list or related works (check with the professor). Turn in a reading report on each book. Each student will produce a course paper on an awakening or series of awakenings in an area or country or period of his/her choice. The student is expected to set it in the context of other awakenings of the same period or compare it with similar movements of other periods, give a critical assessment of strengths and weaknesses of the awakening studied, and show the immediate and/or long-term effects in terms of evangelism, missionary outreach, and social action.