Great Awakening Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Third Great Awakening == {{main|Third Great Awakening}} The [[Third Great Awakening]] in the 1850sβ1900s was characterized by new denominations, active missionary work, [[Chautauqua#Religious expression|Chautauquas]], and the [[Social Gospel]] approach to social issues.{{sfn|Ahlstrom|1972}} The [[YMCA]] (founded in 1844) played a major role in fostering revivals in the cities in the 1858 Awakening and after. The revival of 1858 produced the leadership, such as that of [[Dwight L. Moody]], out of which came religious work carried on in the armies during the civil war. The [[United States Christian Commission|Christian]] and [[United States Sanitary Commission|Sanitary]] Commissions and numerous [[Freedmen's Aid Society|Freedmen's Societies]] were also formed in the midst of the War.{{sfn|Long|1998}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page