Evangelicalism
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Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant Christian movement characterized by an emphasis on personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and active evangelism.
Aliases (15)
- Evangelical Christianity ×18
- Evangelical Anglicanism ×2
- Evangelical Christians ×2
- Evangelical Protestantism ×2
- American Evangelicalism ×1
- American evangelicalism ×1
- Anglican evangelicals ×1
- Evangelical Christian right ×1
- Evangelical Revival ×1
- Evangelical Revival in Britain ×1
- Evangelical churches ×1
- Evangelical movement ×1
- Evangelical theology ×1
- evangelical Christianity ×1
- evangelical Protestantism ×1
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian movement
→
Protestant tradition → religious movement → |
| associatedWithPerson |
Billy Graham
→
Carl F. H. Henry → Francis Schaeffer → George Whitefield → John Stott → John Wesley → Jonathan Edwards → Martyn Lloyd-Jones → |
| contrastedWith |
liberal Christianity
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mainline Protestantism → |
| coreBelief |
Bible as the ultimate authority in matters of faith and practice
→
centrality of Christ’s death and resurrection → importance of being born again → mandate to share the gospel → necessity of personal relationship with Jesus Christ → salvation by grace through faith → |
| developedSignificantlyIn |
18th century
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Evangelical Revival in Britain → Great Awakening → |
| hasCharacteristic |
activism in mission and social engagement
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belief in the necessity of faith in Christ for salvation → biblicism → conversionism → crucicentrism → emphasis on evangelism → emphasis on personal conversion → emphasis on the authority of Scripture → emphasis on the new birth experience → evangelistic activism → focus on the atoning work of Jesus Christ → high view of the Bible → |
| hasDemographic |
growing presence in Africa
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growing presence in Asia → large presence in Global South → significant presence in Latin America → significant presence in North America → |
| hasGeographicScope |
worldwide
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| hasKeyEvent |
Billy Graham crusades
→
Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization 1974 → |
| hasOrganization |
Lausanne Movement
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National Association of Evangelicals → World Evangelical Alliance → |
| hasPractice |
Bible study
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evangelistic preaching → missionary outreach → revival meetings → small group fellowship → |
| hasSubtradition |
charismatic evangelicalism
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conservative evangelicalism → fundamentalism → neo-evangelicalism → progressive evangelicalism → |
| hasTheologicalEmphasis |
Bible preaching
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church planting → lay involvement in ministry → missionary work → personal piety → |
| hasViewOnSalvation |
necessity of repentance and faith
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personal decision for Christ → |
| hasViewOnScripture |
Bible is inspired word of God
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Bible is norm for doctrine and life → |
| includesDenomination |
Baptist churches
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Evangelical Anglican churches → Evangelical Lutheran churches → Pentecostal churches → non-denominational churches → |
| influentialInCountry |
Brazil
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Germany → Guatemala → Kenya → Nigeria → South Korea → United Kingdom → United States → |
| originatedIn |
Protestant Reformation traditions
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| religiousBranchOf |
Protestantism
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