Utilizing the idea that Christian worship is a mingling of both divine and human agencies as the vantage point, this article explores how religious "revival" was understood as both a liturgical phenomenon and a technical term by participants in the First and Second Great Awakenings. A close examination of contemporaneous descriptions by these participants highlights recurring tensions, tendencies, and affirmations in how Western Christians have approached the wonder of worship generally. Investigating recent developments among Christian Nationalists shows some of the problems that can arise when a proper balance—and humility—in the mingling of agencies is not maintained.
Lester Ruth (Mon,) studied this question.
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