The Third Great Awakening - Timeline Movement
Time Period
1857 - 1920
Description
The Third Great Awakening, according to historians, occurred from approximately the late 1850s to the early 1920s. Much like the First and Second Great Awakenings, this time period experienced a resurgence in religious interest and vigor. The "Great Prayer Meeting Revival of 1857-58" was the catalyst and carried into the 1870s, as Dwight Moody’s urban campaigns spread across the United States.
At the beginning of the 20th century, this third awakening was marked by the rise of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements, along with the popularity of Billy Sunday’s sermons drawing in large crowds.
Similar to previous awakenings, the Third Great Awakening helped reinvigorate religious education through the founding of various bible colleges and seminaries, including the Moody Bible Institute, Bob Jones College, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
At the beginning of the 20th century, this third awakening was marked by the rise of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements, along with the popularity of Billy Sunday’s sermons drawing in large crowds.
Similar to previous awakenings, the Third Great Awakening helped reinvigorate religious education through the founding of various bible colleges and seminaries, including the Moody Bible Institute, Bob Jones College, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Biographies
Moody, Dwight L.Sunday, William "Billy"
Events
The First Great AwakeningThe Second Great Awakening
Related Dictionary Terms
Evangelical Protestantism, Moody, Dwight (1837-1899), Pentecostal Family, Revival, Religious, SeminaryPhotographs
Dwight Moody preaching- Internet Archive- from A Full History of the Wonderful Career of Moody and Sankey by E. J. Goodspeed
Billy Sunday preaching- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Fulton Street Prayer Meeting- Internet Archive- from Christian Herald and Signs of Our Times, vol 19 (1896)
Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street- Wikimedia Commons
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary- Wikimedia Commons
Book/Journal Source(s)
Kurian, George Thomas, and Mark Lamport (Eds.), 2016. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.Web Source(s)
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442244320/The-Encyclopedia-of-Christianity-in-the-United-States-5-VolumesIf you enjoyed reading this entry, please buy the Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States at the link above.
