The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements
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The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements has the goal of stimulating research and teaching in contemporary Christian revitalization across diverse cultures and ecclesial communities. We are a cooperative initiative representing diverse ecclesial traditions.
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FeaturedBooks
- John Wesley's Ecclesiology: A Study in Its Sources and Development
- Foundation for Revival: Anthony Horneck, The Religious Societies, and the Construction of an Anglican Pietism
- Faith Seeking Action: Ecclesiology, Social Movements, and the Church as a Movement of the People of God
- Catholic Spirit: Wesley, Whitefield, and the Quest for Evangelical Unity in Eighteenth Century British Methodism
- The Rise of the Korean Holiness Church in Relation to the American Holiness Movement: Wesley's "Scriptural Holiness" and the "Fourfold Gospel"
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Pagan Christianity - Viola Responds
Author Frank Viola has responded to our critique of Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of our Church Practices (Barna/Tyndale House, 2008) in the last issue of Revitalization (Spring 2008). We…
Read MoreE. Stanley Jones' Radical (and Relevant) Global Vision
New books aren’t always the best books, and new voices aren’t always wisest. In issues of revitalization, gospel and culture, and church and kingdom, I often find myself thinking of…
Read MoreFrom the Director
Twenty-two plenary participants are now confirmed for the October 15-18, 2009, Revitalization Consultation on the theme, “Pentecost and the New Humanity.” Thanks to a strategic grant from the Henry Luce…
Read MoreRenewing Smaller Congregations: The ABIDE Model
After nearly forty years of researching, teaching, and writing about revitalization in smaller congregations, I thought I had discovered most of the necessary ingredients. My book Turnaround Strategies for the…
Read MoreEvangelicalism's Amazing Recovery of Early Christianity
Thirty years ago Robert Webber wrote about “evangelical amnesia”—the lack of a sense of history in U.S. evangelicalism and fundamentalism. Such forgetfulness is not confined to evangelicals, however; William Abraham…
Read MoreRevitalization Consultations Scheduled for Asbury, Edinburgh
Consultations on the dynamics of Christian revitalization are now scheduled for Asbury Theological Seminary in 2009 and Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2010. The October 15-18, 2009, consultation will examine various historical…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor
“I found the [last issue of Revitalization] fascinating, especially in view of research I’ve been doing on the respective roles of strategic planning and guidance through the Spirit in Paul’s…
Read MoreBook Reviews
. Early Evangelicalism: A Global Intellectual History, 1670-1789, by W. Reginald Ward. Cambridge University Press, 2006. 226 pp. Ward’s new book redefines the prevailing understanding of the origins of modern evangelicalism.…
Read MoreWhat’s the Fuss about “Pagan Christianity”?
Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of our Church Practices, by Frank Viola and George Barna (Barna/Tyndale House, 2008; 291 pp.). Frank Viola’s 2002 book Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of…
Read MoreNew Releases in Revitalization Book Series
The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements continues to publish books in its groundbreaking series, “Revitalization: Explorations in World Christian Movements.” Many of these works report…
Read MoreCSWCRMNews
| Email Updates | 11/18/2008 |
| From the Director | 02/01/2008"> |
| Center Receives Luce Grant for Revitalization Studies | 05/08/2007 |
| From the Director | 10/21/2006"> |
| Center Launches Book Series | 11/30/2005 |
New Resources
- Nashotah House
- The Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies
- "Revitalization Movements: Some Theoretical Considerations for their Comparative Study"
- “Anti-Government Movements and the Revitalization Process: An Examination of Anthony F.C. Wallace's Theory of Revitalization as Applied to Domestic Terrorist and Extremist Groups”
- The Logic of Renewal
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