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Do not fill this in! {{short description|Protestant Christian movement}} {{redirect|Evangelical}} {{distinguish|Evangelism|Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise){{!}}Evangelion (franchise)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Protestantism|expanded=Broad-based movements}} {{Christianity|expanded=hide}} '''Evangelicalism''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|iː|v|æ|n|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|l|ɪ|k|əl|ɪ|z|əm|,_|ˌ|ɛ|v|æ|n|-|,_|-|ə|n|-}}), also called '''evangelical Christianity''' or '''evangelical Protestantism''', is a worldwide [[Interdenominationalism|interdenominational]] movement within [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]] that emphasizes the centrality of sharing the "good news" of Christianity, being "[[born again]]" in which an individual experiences personal conversion, as authoritatively guided by the [[Bible]], [[God in Christianity|God]]'s revelation to humanity.<ref name="USC2022">{{cite web |title=Evangelicals and Evangelicalism |url=https://crcc.usc.edu/topic/evangelicals-and-evangelicalism/ |publisher=[[University of Southern California]] |access-date=May 11, 2022 |language=English |quote=At its most basic level, evangelical Christianity is characterized by a belief in the literal truth of the Bible, a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ", the importance of encouraging others to be "born again" in Jesus and a lively worship culture. This characterization is true regardless the size of the church, what the people sitting in the pews look like or how they express their beliefs.}}</ref><ref name="Sweet1997">{{cite book |last1=Sweet |first1=Leonard I. |title=The Evangelical Tradition in America |date=1997 |publisher=[[Mercer University Press]] |isbn=978-0-86554-554-0 |page=132 |language=English |quote=...evangelical Christianity, which united by a common authority (the Bible), shared experience (new birth/conversion), and commitment to the same sense of duty (obedience to Christ through evangelism and benevolence).}}</ref><ref name="Kidd2019"/>{{sfn|Stanley|2013|p=11|ps=. "As a transnational and transdenominational movement, evangelicalism had from the outset encompassed considerable and often problematic diversity, but this diversity had been held in check by the commonalities evangelicals on either side of the North Atlantic shared – most notably a clear consensus about the essential content of the gospel and a shared sense of the priority of awakening those who inhabited a broadly Christian environment to the urgent necessity of a conscious individual decision to turn to Christ in repentance and faith. Evangelicalism had maintained an ambiguous relationship with the structures of Christendom, whether those structures took the institutional form of a [[Established church|legal union between church and state]], as in most of the United Kingdom, or the more elusive character that obtained in the United States, where the sharp [[Separation of church and state in the United States|constitutional independence of the church from state political rulership]] masked an underlying set of shared assumptions about the Christian (and indeed Protestant) identity of the nation. Evangelicals had differed over whether the moral imperative of national recognition of godly religion should also imply the national recognition of a particular church, but all had been agreed that being born or baptized within the boundaries of Christendom did not in itself make one a Christian."}}<ref name="osguinness.com">{{Cite web |title=The Evangelical Manifesto – Os Guinness |url=https://osguinness.com/publicstatement/the-evangelical-manifesto/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |language=en}}</ref> The word ''evangelical'' comes from the Greek word for '[[the gospel|good news]]' ({{Lang|grc-latn|euangelion}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Evangelical church {{!}} Definition, History, Beliefs, Key Figures, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Evangelical-church-Protestantism |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[Theology|theological]] nature of evangelicalism was first explored during the [[Reformation|Protestant Reformation]] in 16th century [[Europe]]. [[Martin Luther]]'s [[Ninety-five Theses|Ninety-Five Theses]] in 1517 emphasized that [[Religious text|scripture]] and the preaching of the gospel had ultimate authority over the practices of the [[Christian Church|Church]]. The origins of modern evangelicalism are usually traced to 1738, with various theological streams contributing to its foundation, including [[Pietism]] and [[Radical Pietism]], [[Puritanism]], [[Quakerism]] and [[Moravian Church|Moravianism]] (in particular its bishop [[Nicolaus Zinzendorf]] and his community at [[Herrnhut]]).<ref name="Hope1997" /><ref name="Brian Stiller 2015, pp. 28, 90">Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, pp. 28, 90.</ref><ref name="AngellDandelion2018">{{cite book |last1=Angell |first1=Stephen Ward |last2=Dandelion |first2=Pink |title=The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism |date=April 19, 2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-13660-1 |page=293 |language=English}}</ref> Preeminently, [[John Wesley]] and other early [[Methodist]]s were at the root of sparking this new movement during the [[First Great Awakening]]. Today, evangelicals are found across many Protestant branches, as well as in various denominations around the world, not subsumed to a specific branch.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/files/2011/12/Christianity-fullreport-web.pdf |title=Christianity report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805020311/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2011/12/Christianity-fullreport-web.pdf |archive-date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> Among leaders and major figures of the evangelical Protestant movement were [[Nicolaus Zinzendorf]], [[George Fox]], [[John Wesley]], [[George Whitefield]], [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]], [[Billy Graham]], [[Bill Bright]], [[Harold Ockenga]], [[Gudina Tumsa]], [[John Stott]], [[Francisco Olazábal]], [[William J. Seymour]], and [[Martyn Lloyd-Jones]].<ref name="Hope1997"/><ref name="AngellDandelion2018"/><ref name="CYMF2018">{{cite book |title=Manual of Faith and Practice of Central Yearly Meeting of Friends |date=2018 |publisher=Central Yearly Meeting of Friends |page=2 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="Wood1984">{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=A. Skevington |title=The Lord's Watch: the Moravians |url=https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/lords-watch-moravians |publisher=Christian History Institute |access-date=July 26, 2021 |language=English |date=1984}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Daniel K.|title='Evangelical' Isn't Code for White and Republican|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/october/thomas-kidd-who-evangelical-code-white-republican.html|access-date=December 4, 2022|website=ChristianityToday.com|date=September 20, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The movement has long had a presence in the [[Anglosphere]] before spreading further afield in the 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries. The movement gained significant momentum during the 18th and 19th centuries with the [[Great Awakening]] in [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States]]. {{As of|2016|post=,}} there were an estimated 619 million evangelicals in the world, meaning that one in four Christians would be classified as evangelical.<ref name=CNRS/> The [[Evangelicalism in the United States|United States has the largest proportion of evangelicals]] in the world.<ref name="How Many Evangelicals Are There">{{Citation |title=How Many Evangelicals Are There? |url=http://www.wheaton.edu/ISAE/Defining-Evangelicalism/How-Many-Are-There/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130062242/http://www.wheaton.edu/ISAE/Defining-Evangelicalism/How-Many-Are-There |place=Wheaton College |publisher=Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals |archive-date=January 30, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> American evangelicals are a quarter of that nation's population and its [[Religion in the United States|single largest religious group]].<ref name="pew research">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/5-facts-about-u-s-evangelical-protestants/ |title=5 facts about U.S. evangelical Protestants |last1=Smith |first1=Gregory A. |last2=Masci |first2=David |date=March 3, 2018 |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/ |title=Religion in America: US Religious groups |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]}}</ref> As a transdenominational coalition, evangelicals can be found in nearly every Protestant denomination and tradition, particularly within the [[Calvinism|Reformed]] ([[Continental Reformed Protestantism|Continental Reformed]], [[Anglicanism]], [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], [[Congregational church|Congregational]]), [[Plymouth Brethren]], [[Baptists|Baptist]], [[Methodist]] ([[Wesleyan theology|Wesleyan–Arminian]]), [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], [[Moravian Church|Moravian]], [[Free church|Free Church]], [[Mennonites|Mennonite]], [[Quakerism|Quaker]], [[Pentecostal]]/[[Charismatic movement|charismatic]] and [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] churches.<ref name="2018AngellDandelion">{{cite book |last1=Angell |first1=Stephen Ward |last2=Dandelion |first2=Pink |title=The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism |date=April 19, 2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-13660-1 |page=290 |language=en |quote=Contemporary Quakers worldwide are predominately evangelical and are often referred to as the Friends Church.}}</ref><ref name="Wilkinson1993">{{cite book |last1=Wilkinson |first1=John Laurence |title=Church in Black and White|date=1993 |publisher=Saint Andrew Press |isbn=978-3-89144-301-9 |page=40 |language=English |quote=This powerful spiritual awakening resulted in an amazing worldwide upsurge that firmly planted evangelical Christianity in the Caribbean, and the Moravian Church as an important element in West Indian life. Next came the Methodist...}}</ref><ref>{{harvtxt| Mohler | 2011 | pp = 106–108}}: "A new dynamic emerged in the last half of the twentieth century as the charismatic and Pentecostal movements also began to participate in the larger evangelical world. By the end of the century, observers would often describe the evangelical movement in terms of Reformed, Baptist, Wesleyan, and charismatic traditions."</ref>{{sfn|Ohlmann|1991|p=155}}<ref name="Wood1984"/> {{TOC limit|3}} ==Terminology== The word ''evangelical'' has its etymological roots in the Greek word for '[[the gospel|gospel]]' or 'good news': {{lang|grc|εὐαγγέλιον}} {{Lang|grc-latn|euangelion}}, from {{Lang|grc-latn|eu}} 'good', {{Lang|grc-latn|angel-}} the [[Word stem|stem]] of, among other words, {{Lang|grc-latn|angelos}} 'messenger, angel', and the [[Grammatical gender|neuter]] [[suffix]] {{Lang|grc-latn|-ion}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=William Danker |first=Frederick A |title=A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature |publisher=The University of Chicago Press |year=1957 |edition=3rd}}</ref> By the English Middle Ages, the term had expanded semantically to include not only the message, but also the [[New Testament]] which contained the message as well as more specifically the [[Gospel]]s, which portray the life, death, and resurrection of [[Jesus]].{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=16}} The first published use of ''evangelical'' in English was in 1531, when [[William Tyndale]] wrote "He exhorteth them to proceed constantly in the evangelical truth." One year later, [[Thomas More]] wrote the earliest recorded use in reference to a theological distinction when he spoke of "Tyndale [and] his evangelical brother Barns."<ref name="Johnson">{{Cite web |url=http://www.shepherdsfellowship.org/pulpit/Posts.aspx?ID=4111 |title=The History of Evangelicalism |last=Johnson |first=Phil |date=March 16, 2009 |website=Pulpit Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616020408/http://www.shepherdsfellowship.org/pulpit/Posts.aspx?ID=4111 |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |volume=Part 1}}</ref> During the [[Reformation]], Protestant theologians embraced the term as referring to "gospel truth." [[Martin Luther]] referred to the {{Lang|de|evangelische Kirche}} ("evangelical church") to distinguish Protestants from Catholics in the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Livingstone |first=Elizabeth A |title=The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2005 |isbn=0-19-280290-9 |edition=3rd ed. rev |location=Oxford |page=583}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gerstner |first=John H. |title=The Evangelicals |publisher=Abingdon Press |others=John D. Woodbridge |year=1975 |isbn=0-687-12181-7 |editor-last=David P. Wells |location=Nashville |pages=[https://archive.org/details/evangelicalswhat0000unse/page/21 21–36] |chapter=The Theological Boundaries of Evangelical Faith |quote=Despite the dominant usage of ''euangellismos'' in the New Testament, its derivative, evangelical, was not widely or controversially employed until the Reformation period. Then it came into prominence with Martin Luther precisely because he reasserted Paul's teaching on the ''euangellismos'' as the indispensable message of salvation. Its light, he argued, was hidden under a bushel of ecclesiastical authority, tradition, and liturgy. The essence of the saving message for Luther was justification by faith alone, the article by which not only the church stands or falls but each individual as well. [[Erasmus]], [[Thomas More]], and [[Johannes Eck]] denigrated those who accepted this view and referred to them as 'evangelicals.' |author-link=John Gerstner |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/evangelicalswhat0000unse/page/21}}</ref> Into the 21st century, ''evangelical'' has continued in use as a synonym for [[Mainline Protestant]] in [[continental Europe]]. This usage is reflected in the names of Protestant denominations, such as the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]].{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=16}} The German term {{lang|de|evangelisch}} more accurately corresponds to the broad English term ''Protestant''<ref name=":0">Peter Terrell, ''Harper Collins German Unabridged Dictionary'', 4th ed., (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1999), 273 ''sub loco''.</ref> and should not be confused with the narrower German term {{Lang|de|evangelikal}}, or the term {{Lang|de|pietistisch}} (a term etymologically related to the [[Pietism|Pietist]] and [[Radical Pietism|Radical Pietist]] movements), which are used to described Evangelicalism in the sense used in this article. [[Mainline Protestant]] denominations with a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] or semi-Lutheran background, like the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada]], and the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of England]], who are not evangelical in the {{Lang|de|evangelikal}} sense but Protestant in the {{lang|de|evangelisch}} sense, have translated the German term {{lang|de|evangelisch}} (or Protestant) into the English term ''Evangelical'', although the two German words have different meanings.<ref name=":0" /> In other parts of the world, especially in the English-speaking world, evangelical (German: {{Lang|de|evangelikal}} or {{Lang|de|pietistisch}}) is commonly applied to describe the [[Interdenominationalism|interdenominational]] [[Born again|Born-Again]] believing movement.{{sfn|Marsden|1991|p=2}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kisker |first=Scott |url=https://brill.com/display/book/9789004283862/B9789004283862-s010.xml |title=Pietist Connections with English Anglicans and Evangelicals |date=2015-01-01 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-28386-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Erich Geldbach: ''Evangelikale Bewegung.'' In: ''[[Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon]].'' Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1986, Bd. 1, Sp. 1186.</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-09-25|language=de|title=Bekehrung, Bibelfrömmigkeit und Gebet: Evangelikale in Deutschland|url=https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/24235-bekehrung-bibelfroemmigkeit-und-gebet-evangelikale-in-deutschland}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>Erich Geldbach: ''Evangelikale Bewegung''. In: ''[[Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon]]'', Bd. 2. Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, Göttingen 1989, Sp. 1186–1191, hier Sp. 1190.</ref> Christian historian [[David W. Bebbington]] writes that, "Although 'evangelical,' with a lower-case initial, is occasionally used to mean 'of the gospel,' the term 'Evangelical' with a capital letter, is applied to any aspect of the movement beginning in the 1730s."{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=1}} According to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', ''evangelicalism'' was first used in 1831.{{sfn|Worthen|2014|p=273}} In 1812, the term ''evangelicalism'' appeared in ''The History of Lynn'' by [[William Richards (minister)|William Richards]].<ref name="Richards1812">{{Cite book |last=William Richards |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng8HAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA98 |title=The history of Lynn. To which is prefixed a copious account of Marshland, Wisbeach and the Fens |year=1812 |page=98}}</ref> In the summer of 1811 the term ''evangelicalists'' was used in ''The Sin and Danger of Schism'' by Rev. Dr. [[Andrew Burnaby]], [[Archdeacon of Leicester]].<ref name="Leicester.)1811">{{Cite book |last=Andrew BURNABY (Archdeacon of Leicester.) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rRJhAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA14 |title=The Sin and Danger of Schism, Considered in a Charge-intended to be Delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Leicester, at the Summer Visitation in 1811 |publisher=T. Payne; F. C.&J. Rivington |year=1811 |pages=14}}</ref> The term may also be used outside any religious context to characterize a generic missionary, reforming, or redeeming impulse or purpose. For example, ''[[The Times Literary Supplement]]'' refers to "the rise and fall of evangelical fervor within the Socialist movement."<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1971 |title=Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language |publisher=G & C Merriam |location=Springfield, MA |editor-last=Gove |editor-first=Philip Babcock |editor-link=Philip Babcock Gove |isbn=978-0-87779-101-0 |quote=evangelical [...] 5 [...] characterized by or reflecting a missionary, reforming, or redeeming impulse or purpose [...] the rise and fall of evangelical fervor [sic] within the Socialist movement – ''Time Lit. Supp.''>}}</ref> This usage refers to [[evangelism]], rather than evangelicalism as discussed here; though sharing an etymology and conceptual basis, the words have diverged significantly in meaning. ==Beliefs== [[File: PingstVästeråsDopgrav1801.jpg|thumb|right|[[Baptistery]] in the Pentecostal church (Pingstförsamlingen) of [[Västerås]], in Sweden, 2018.]] [[File: Georgia Dome - Passion Conference.JPG|thumb| [[Passion Conferences]], a music and evangelism festival at [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], United States, in 2013.]] {{Further|Evangelical theology}} One influential definition of evangelicalism has been proposed by historian David Bebbington.{{sfn|Trueman|2011|p=14}} Bebbington notes four distinctive aspects of evangelical faith: [[Religious conversion|conversionism]], [[biblicism]], [[David Bebbington#Bebbington quadrilateral|crucicentrism]], and activism, noting, "Together they form a quadrilateral of priorities that is the basis of Evangelicalism."{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=3}} Conversionism, or belief in the necessity of being "[[Born again (Christianity)|born again]]," has been a constant theme of evangelicalism since its beginnings.<ref name="Kidd2019">{{cite book |last1=Kidd |first1=Thomas S. |title=Who Is an Evangelical? |date=September 24, 2019 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-24141-9 |page=4 |language=English |quote=What does it mean to be evangelical? The simple answer is that evangelical Christianity is the ''religion of the born again.''}}</ref> To evangelicals, the central message of the gospel is [[justification by faith]] in Christ and [[repentance]], or turning away, from [[sin]]. Conversion differentiates the Christian from the non-Christian, and the change in life it leads to is marked by both a rejection of sin and a corresponding personal [[Sanctification|holiness]] of life. A conversion experience can be emotional, including grief and sorrow for sin followed by great relief at receiving forgiveness. The stress on conversion differentiates evangelicalism from other forms of Protestantism by the associated belief that an [[assurance (theology)|assurance]] will accompany conversion.<ref name="Yates2015">{{cite book |last1=Yates |first1=Arthur S. |title=The Doctrine of Assurance: With Special Reference to John Wesley |date=2015 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=9781498205047 |quote=Writing to Arthur Bedford on 4th August 1738, Wesley says: 'That assurance of which alone I speak, I should not choose to call an assurance of salvation, but rather (with the Scriptures) the assurance of faith. . . . I think the Scriptural words are ...}}</ref> Among evangelicals, individuals have testified to both sudden and gradual conversions.{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|pp=5–8}}<ref>{{harvnb|Worthen|2014|p=4}}: "A logical place to start is to ask Christians who call themselves evangelical what they believe. The trouble is that evangelicals differ widely in how they interpret and emphasize 'fundamental' doctrines. Even the 'born again experience,' supposedly the quintessence of evangelicalism, is not an ironclad indicator. Some evangelicals have always viewed conversion as an incremental process rather than an instantaneous rebirth (and their numbers may be increasing)."</ref> Biblicism is reverence for the [[Protestant Bible|Bible]] and high regard for [[biblical authority]]. All evangelicals believe in [[biblical inspiration]], though they disagree over how this inspiration should be defined. Many evangelicals believe in [[biblical inerrancy]], while other evangelicals believe in [[biblical infallibility]].{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|pp=12–14}} Crucicentrism is the centrality that evangelicals give to the [[Atonement in Christianity|Atonement]], the saving [[Crucifixion of Jesus|death]] and the [[resurrection of Jesus]], that offers forgiveness of sins and new life. This is understood most commonly in terms of a [[substitutionary atonement]], in which Christ died as a substitute for sinful humanity by taking on himself the guilt and punishment for sin.{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|pp=15–16}} Activism describes the tendency toward active expression and sharing of the gospel in diverse ways that include preaching and social action. This aspect of evangelicalism continues to be seen today in the proliferation of evangelical voluntary religious groups and [[parachurch organizations]].{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=12}} === Church government and organizations === [[File:HK HongKongBaptistTheologicalSeminary Admin&EdBlock.JPG|thumb|right|[[Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary]], in [[Hong Kong]], 2008.]] [[File:Baptist Hospital Mutengene.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Baptist Hospital Mutengene ([[Tiko]]), member of the [[Cameroon Baptist Convention]].]] The word ''church'' has several meanings among evangelicals. It can refer to the universal church (the [[body of Christ]]) including all Christians everywhere.<ref>Robert Paul Lightner, ''Handbook of Evangelical Theology'', Kregel Academic, USA, 1995, p. 228</ref> It can also refer to the [[church (congregation)]], which is the [[visible church|visible]] representation of the [[invisible church]]. It is responsible for teaching and administering the [[sacrament]]s or [[Ordinance (Christianity)|ordinances]] ([[baptism]] and the [[Eucharist|Lord's Supper]], but some evangelicals also count [[footwashing]] as an ordinance as well).<ref>Robert Paul Lightner, ''Handbook of Evangelical Theology'', Kregel Academic, USA, 1995, p. 234</ref> Many evangelical traditions adhere to the doctrine of the [[believers' Church]], which teaches that one becomes a member of the [[Christian Church|Church]] by the [[new birth]] and profession of faith.<ref name="religion.info">Religioscope, Sébastien Fath, [https://www.religion.info/2002/03/03/evangelisme-et-eglises-evangeliques-en-france-entretien-avec-sebastien-fath/ À propos de l'évangélisme et des Églises évangéliques en France – Entretien avec Sébastien Fath] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101053917/https://www.religion.info/2002/03/03/evangelisme-et-eglises-evangeliques-en-france-entretien-avec-sebastien-fath/ |date=November 1, 2020 }}, religion.info, France, March 3, 2002</ref>{{sfn|Ohlmann|1991|p=155}} This originated in the [[Radical Reformation]] with [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]]<ref>Sébastien Fath, ''Du ghetto au réseau: Le protestantisme évangélique en France, 1800–2005'', Édition Labor et Fides, Genève, 2005, p. 378.</ref> but is held by denominations that practice [[believer's baptism]].<ref>Donald F. Durnbaugh, ''The Believers' Church: The History and Character of Radical Protestantism'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2003, p. 65, 73</ref> Evangelicals in the Anglican, Methodist and Reformed traditions practice [[infant baptism]] as one's initiation into the community of faith and the New Testament counterpart to [[Religious male circumcision|circumcision]], while also stressing the necessity of personal conversion later in life for [[Salvation in Christianity|salvation]].{{sfn|Balmer|2002|p=54}}{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|pp=8–10}}<ref name="UMC – By Water and the Spirit">{{cite web|url = http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=4&mid=992| title = By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism|publisher = [[The United Methodist Church]]|quote= John Wesley retained the sacramental theology which he received from his Anglican heritage. He taught that in baptism a child was cleansed of the guilt of original sin, initiated into the covenant with God, admitted into the church, made an heir of the divine kingdom, and spiritually born anew. He said that while baptism was neither essential to nor sufficient for salvation, it was the "ordinary means" that God designated for applying the benefits of the work of Christ in human lives. On the other hand, although he affirmed the regenerating grace of infant baptism, he also insisted upon the necessity of adult conversion for those who have fallen from grace. A person who matures into moral accountability must respond to God's grace in repentance and faith. Without personal decision and commitment to Christ, the baptismal gift is rendered ineffective. <br /> ''Baptism as Forgiveness of Sin''. In baptism God offers and we accept the forgiveness of our sin (Acts 2:38). With the pardoning of sin which has separated us from God, we are justified—freed from the guilt and penalty of sin and restored to right relationship with God. This reconciliation is made possible through the atonement of Christ and made real in our lives by the work of the Holy Spirit. We respond by confessing and repenting of our sin, and affirming our faith that Jesus Christ has accomplished all that is necessary for our salvation. Faith is the necessary condition for justification; in baptism, that faith is professed. God's forgiveness makes possible the renewal of our spiritual lives and our becoming new beings in Christ. <br /> ''Baptism as New Life''. Baptism is the sacramental sign of new life through and in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Variously identified as regeneration, new birth, and being born again, this work of grace makes us into new spiritual creatures (2 Corinthians 5:17). We die to our old nature which was dominated by sin and enter into the very life of Christ who transforms us. Baptism is the means of entry into new life in Christ (John 3:5; Titus 3:5), but new birth may not always coincide with the moment of the administration of water or the laying on of hands. Our awareness and acceptance of our redemption by Christ and new life in him may vary throughout our lives. But, in whatever way the reality of the new birth is experienced, it carries out the promises God made to us in our baptism.|access-date =August 2, 2007}}</ref> Some evangelical denominations operate according to [[episcopal polity]] or [[presbyterian polity]]. However, the most common form of church government within Evangelicalism is [[congregational polity]]. This is especially common among nondenominational evangelical churches.{{sfn|Balmer|2002|p=549}} Many churches are members of a national and international [[Christian denomination|denomination]] for a cooperative relationship in common organizations, for the [[Mission (Christianity)|mission]] and social areas, such as [[Christian humanitarian aid|humanitarian aid]], schools, [[Bible college|theological institutes]] and hospitals.<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 7, 173–174</ref><ref>Henrik Enroth, Douglas Brommesson, ''Global Community?: Transnational and Transdisciplinary Exchanges'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, USA, 2015, p. 125</ref><ref>Timothy J. Demy PhD, Paul R. Shockley PhD, ''Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2017, p. 105</ref><ref>Brad Christerson, Richard Flory, ''The Rise of Network Christianity'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2017, p. 58</ref> Common [[Minister (Christianity)|ministries]] within evangelical congregations are [[pastor]], [[Elder (Christianity)|elder]], [[deacon]], [[evangelism|evangelist]] and [[worship leader]].<ref>Walter A. Elwell, ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'', Baker Academic, USA, 2001, pp. 370, 778</ref> The ministry of [[bishop]] with a function of supervision over churches on a regional or national scale is present in all the Evangelical [[Christian denominations]], even if the titles president of the council or general overseer are mainly used for this function.<ref>John H. Y. Briggs, ''A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 53</ref><ref>William K. Kay, ''Pentecostalism: A Very Short Introduction'', OUP Oxford, UK, 2011, p. 81</ref> The term bishop is explicitly used in certain denominations.<ref>Walter A. Elwell, ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'', Baker Academic, USA, 2001, p. 171</ref> Some evangelical denominations are members of the [[World Evangelical Alliance]] and its 129 national alliances.<ref>Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 210</ref> Some evangelical denominations officially authorize the [[ordination of women]] in churches.<ref>Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 117</ref> The female ministry is justified by the fact that [[Mary Magdalene]] was chosen by Jesus to announce his resurrection to the apostles.<ref>Mark Husbands, Timothy Larsen, ''Women, Ministry and the Gospel: Exploring New Paradigms'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2007, p. 230</ref> The first [[Baptist]] woman who was consecrated pastor is the American Clarissa Danforth in the denomination [[Free Will Baptist]] in 1815.<ref>Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon, ''Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America, Volume 1'', Indiana University Press, USA, 2006, p. 294</ref> In 1882, in the [[American Baptist Churches USA]].<ref>Erich Geldbach, ''Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 110</ref> In the [[Assemblies of God]] of the United States, since 1927.<ref>Lisa Stephenson, ''Dismantling the Dualisms for American Pentecostal Women in Ministry'', BRILL, Leyde, 2011, p. 46</ref> In 1965, in the [[National Baptist Convention, USA]].<ref>Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward, ''Encyclopedia of African American Religions'', Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2013, p. LXXIV</ref> In 1969, in the [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]].<ref>Erich Geldbach, ''Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 111.</ref> In 1975, in [[The Foursquare Church]].<ref>Lisa Stephenson, ''Dismantling the Dualisms for American Pentecostal Women in Ministry'', BRILL, Leyde, 2011, p. 55.</ref> ===Worship service=== [[File:CCFPasigjf1305 07.JPG|thumb|right| [[Worship service (evangelicalism)|Worship service]] at [[Christ's Commission Fellowship]] Pasig affiliated to the [[Christ's Commission Fellowship]] in 2014, in [[Pasig]], Philippines.]] For evangelicals, there are three interrelated meanings to the term ''worship''. It can refer to living a "God-pleasing and God-focused way of life," specific actions of praise to God, and a public [[Worship service (evangelicalism)|worship service]].{{sfn|Witvliet|2010|pp=310–311}} Diversity characterizes evangelical worship practices. [[Christian liturgy|Liturgical]], [[Contemporary worship|contemporary]], [[evangelical charismatic movement|charismatic]] and [[seeker-sensitive]] worship styles can all be found among evangelical churches. Overall, evangelicals tend to be more flexible and experimental with worship practices than mainline Protestant churches.<ref>Roger E. Olson, ''The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology'', Westminster John Knox Press, UK, 2004, p. 282–283</ref> It is usually run by a Christian [[pastor]]. A service is often divided into several parts, including congregational singing, a sermon, [[intercessory prayer]], and other ministry.<ref>Bruce E. Shields, David Alan Butzu, ''Generations of Praise: The History of Worship'', College Press, USA, 2006, p. 307-308</ref><ref>Robert Dusek, ''Facing the Music'', Xulon Press, USA, 2008, p. 65</ref><ref>Gaspard Dhellemmes, [https://www.lejdd.fr/JDD-Paris/Spectaculaire-poussee-des-evangeliques-en-Ile-de-France-736370 Spectaculaire poussée des évangéliques en Île-de-France] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101170624/https://www.lejdd.fr/JDD-Paris/Spectaculaire-poussee-des-evangeliques-en-Ile-de-France-736370 |date=November 1, 2020 }}, lejdd.fr, France, June 7, 2015</ref><ref>Franklin M. Segler, Randall Bradley, ''Christian Worship: Its Theology and Practice'', B&H Publishing Group, USA, 2006, p. 207</ref> During worship there is usually a [[nursery school|nursery]] for babies.<ref>Greg Dickinson, ''Suburban Dreams: Imagining and Building the Good Life'', University of Alabama Press, USA, 2015, p. 144</ref> Children and young people receive an adapted education, [[Sunday school]], in a separate room.<ref>Jeanne Halgren Kilde, ''When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-century America'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2005, p. 159, 170, 188</ref> [[File:Chumukedima Ao Baptist Church.jpg|thumb|right| Chümoukedima Ao Baptist Church building in [[Chümoukedima]], affiliated with the [[Nagaland Baptist Church Council]] (India).]] Places of worship are usually called "churches."<ref>D. A. Carson, ''Worship: Adoration and Action: Adoration and Action'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2002, p. 161</ref><ref>Jeanne Halgren Kilde, ''Sacred Power, Sacred Space: An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2008, p. 193</ref><ref>Harold W. Turner, ''From Temple to Meeting House: The Phenomenology and Theology of Places of Worship'', Walter de Gruyter, Germany, 1979, p. 258</ref> In some [[megachurches]], the building is called "campus."<ref>Justin G. Wilford, ''Sacred Subdivisions: The Postsuburban Transformation of American Evangelicalism'', NYU Press, USA, 2012, p. 78</ref><ref>Anne C. Loveland, Otis B. Wheeler, '' From Meetinghouse to Megachurch: A Material and Cultural History'', University of Missouri Press, USA, 2003, p. 2</ref> The [[architecture]] of places of worship is mainly characterized by its sobriety.<ref>Peter W. Williams, ''Houses of God: Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States'', University of Illinois Press, USA, 2000, p. 125</ref><ref>Murray Dempster, Byron D. Klaus, Douglas Petersen, ''The Globalization of Pentecostalism: A Religion Made to Travel'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2011, p. 210</ref> The [[Latin cross]] is one of the only spiritual symbols that can usually be seen on the building of an evangelical church and that identifies the place's belonging.<ref>Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 32</ref><ref>Anne C. Loveland, Otis B. Wheeler, '' From Meetinghouse to Megachurch: A Material and Cultural History'', University of Missouri Press, USA, 2003, p. 149</ref> Some services take place in theaters, schools or multipurpose rooms, rented for Sunday only.<ref name="Caillou">{{Cite web |last=Caillou |first=Annabelle |date=November 10, 2018 |title=Vivre grâce aux dons et au bénévolat |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/541071/vivre-grace-aux-dons-et-au-benevolat |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref><ref>Helmuth Berking, Silke Steets, Jochen Schwenk, ''Religious Pluralism and the City: Inquiries into Postsecular Urbanism'', Bloomsbury Publishing, UK, 2018, p. 78</ref><ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 1359</ref> Because of their understanding of [[Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image|the second]] of the [[Ten Commandments]], some evangelicals do not have religious material representations such as statues, icons, or paintings in their places of worship.<ref>Cameron J. Anderson, ''The Faithful Artist: A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2016, p. 124</ref><ref>Doug Jones, ''Sound of Worship'', Taylor & Francis, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2013, p. 90</ref> There is usually a [[baptistery]] on what is variously known as the [[chancel]] (also called sanctuary) or stage, though they may be alternatively found in a separate room, for the [[Immersion baptism|baptisms by immersion]].<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 61</ref><ref>Wade Clark Roof, ''Contemporary American Religion, Volume 1'', Macmillan, UK, 2000, p. 49</ref> In some countries of the world which apply [[sharia]] or [[communism]], government authorizations for worship are complex for Evangelical Christians.<ref>Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, ''The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 4'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2005, p. 163</ref><ref>Yves Mamou, [https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/religion/2019/03/20/31004-20190320ARTFIG00076-yves-mamou-les-persecutions-de-chretiens-ont-lieu-en-majorite-dans-des-pays-musulmans.php Yves Mamou: «Les persécutions de chrétiens ont lieu en majorité dans des pays musulmans»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111023318/https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/religion/2019/03/20/31004-20190320ARTFIG00076-yves-mamou-les-persecutions-de-chretiens-ont-lieu-en-majorite-dans-des-pays-musulmans.php |date=January 11, 2021 }}, lefigaro.fr, France, March 20, 2019</ref><ref>Wesley Rahn, [https://www.dw.com/en/in-xi-we-trust-is-china-cracking-down-on-christianity/a-42224752 In Xi we trust – Is China cracking down on Christianity?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220161203/https://www.dw.com/en/in-xi-we-trust-is-china-cracking-down-on-christianity/a-42224752 |date=February 20, 2021 }}, dw.com, Germany, January 19, 2018</ref> Because of [[persecution of Christians]], Evangelical [[house churches]] are the only option for many Christians to live their faith in community.<ref>Allan Heaton Anderson, ''An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity'', Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 104</ref> For example, there is the [[House church (China)|Evangelical house churches in China]] movement.<ref>Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 328</ref> The meetings thus take place in private houses, in secret and in illegality.<ref>Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 364</ref> The main Christian feasts celebrated by the Evangelicals are [[Christmas]], [[Pentecost]] (by a majority of Evangelical denominations) and [[Easter]] for all believers.<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 402</ref><ref>Daniel E. Albrecht, ''Rites in the Spirit: A Ritual Approach to Pentecostal/Charismatic Spirituality'', Sheffield Academic Press, UK, 1999, p. 124</ref><ref>Walter A. Elwell, ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'', Baker Academic, USA, 2001, p. 236–239</ref> ===Education=== [[File:Loreto D. Tupaz Hall.jpg|thumb|right| College of Nursing, [[Central Philippine University]] in [[Iloilo City]], affiliated with the [[Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches]], 2018.]] Evangelical churches have been involved in the establishment of elementary and secondary schools.<ref>Kevin M. Taylor, ''American Evangelicals and Religious Diversity: Subcultural Education, Theological Boundaries, and the Relativization of Tradition'', Information Age Publishing, USA, 2006, p. 34</ref> It also enabled the development of several [[bible colleges]], [[colleges]] and [[universities]] in the United States during the 19th century.<ref>James Findlay, ''Agency, Denominations, and the Western Colleges, 1830–1860'' dans Roger L. Geiger, ''The American College in the Nineteenth Century'', Vanderbilt University Press, USA, 2000, p. 115</ref><ref>Timothy J. Demy PhD, Paul R. Shockley PhD, ''Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2017, p. 206</ref> Other evangelical universities have been established in various countries of the world.<ref>Mark A. Noll, ''The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2009, p. 45</ref> The [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities]] was founded in 1976.<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Volume 3'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2015, p. 348</ref><ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 190</ref> In 2023, the CCCU had 185 members in 21 countries.<ref>Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, [https://www.cccu.org/about/ About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005012456/https://www.cccu.org/about/ |date=October 5, 2021 }}, cccu.org, USA, retrieved November 2, 2023</ref> The [[Association of Christian Schools International]] was founded in 1978 by 3 American associations of evangelical Christian schools.<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Volume 3'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2015, p. 819</ref> Various international schools have joined the network.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 40</ref> In 2023, it had 23,000 schools in 100 countries.<ref>ACSI, [https://www.acsi.org/about/about-the-association-of-christian-schools-international/faqs Where does ACSI work?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005020449/https://www.acsi.org/about/about-the-association-of-christian-schools-international/faqs |date=October 5, 2021 }}, acsi.org, USA, retrieved November 2, 2023</ref> The [[International Council for Evangelical Theological Education]] was founded in 1980 by the Theological Commission of the [[World Evangelical Alliance]].<ref>Bernhard Ott, ''Understanding and Developing Theological Education'', Langham Global Library, UK, 2016, p. 23</ref> In 2023, it had 850 member schools in 113 countries.<ref>ICETE, [https://icete.info/constituents/member-associations-schools/ Member Associations], icete.info, USA, accessed November 2, 2023</ref> ===Sexuality=== [[File: Wedding, Nicaragua.JPG|thumb|right| Wedding ceremony at First Baptist Church of [[Rivas, Nicaragua|Rivas]], [[Baptist Convention of Nicaragua]], 2011.]] In matters of [[Human sexuality|sexuality]], several evangelical churches promote the [[virginity pledge]] (abstinence pledge) among young evangelical Christians, who are invited to commit themselves, during a public ceremony, to [[sexual abstinence]] until [[Christian marriage]].<ref>John DeLamater, Rebecca F. Plante, ''Handbook of the Sociology of Sexualities'', Springer, USA, 2015, p. 351</ref> This pledge is often symbolized by a [[purity ring]].<ref>Kathleen J. Fitzgerald, Kandice L. Grossman, ''Sociology of Sexualities'', SAGE Publications, USA, 2017, p. 166</ref> In some evangelical churches, young adults and unmarried couples are encouraged to marry early in order to live a sexuality according to the will of God.<ref>Noah Manskar, [https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2014/08/12/southern-baptists-double-marriage/13894197/ Baptists encourage marrying younger] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220161204/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2014/08/12/southern-baptists-double-marriage/13894197/ |date=February 20, 2021 }}, tennessean.com, USA, August 12, 2014</ref><ref>Maïté Maskens, [http://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/1847 Le traitement de la virginité chez les migrants pentecôtistes à Bruxelles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129170930/https://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/1847 |date=November 29, 2020 }}, L'Espace Politique, 13 | 2011-1, France, posted on May 6, 2011, paragraph 28</ref> A 2009 American study of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy reported that 80 percent of young, unmarried evangelicals had had sex and that 42 percent were in a relationship with sex, when surveyed.<ref>Anugrah Kumar, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/are-most-single-christians-in-america-having-sex.html Are Most Single Christians in America Having Sex?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202042150/https://www.christianpost.com/news/are-most-single-christians-in-america-having-sex.html |date=December 2, 2020 }}, christianpost.com, USA, September 28, 2011</ref> The majority of evangelical Christian churches are against [[abortion]] and support adoption agencies and social support agencies for young mothers.<ref>Robert Woods, ''Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel, Volume 1'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2013, p. 44</ref> [[Masturbation]] is seen as forbidden by some evangelical pastors because of the sexual thoughts that may accompany it.<ref>David K. Clark, Robert V. Rakestraw, ''Readings in Christian Ethics: Issues and Applications'', Baker Academic, USA, 1994, p. 162</ref><ref>Mark D. Regnerus, ''Forbidden Fruit : Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2007, p. 115</ref> However, evangelical pastors have pointed out that the practice has been erroneously associated with [[Onan]] by scholars, that it is not a sin if it is not practiced with fantasies or compulsively, and that it was useful in a married couple, if his or her partner did not have the same frequency of sexual needs.<ref>Hilde Løvdal Stephens, ''Family Matters: James Dobson and Focus on the Family's Crusade for the Christian Home'', University of Alabama Press, USA, 2019, p. 95-97</ref><ref>Eromosele Ebhomele, [https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/24/masturbation-not-a-sin-oyakhilome/ Masturbation Not A Sin – Oyakhilome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818053807/https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/24/masturbation-not-a-sin-oyakhilome/ |date=August 18, 2020 }}, pmnewsnigeria.com, Nigeria, February 24, 2012</ref> Some evangelical churches speak only of [[sexual abstinence]] and do not speak of sexuality in marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginity pledges for men can lead to sexual confusion — even after the wedding day |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2014/08/16/virginity-pledges-for-men-can-lead-to-sexual-confusion-even-after-the-wedding-day/ |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=UW News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2013 |title=Many churches don't talk about sex beyond virginity, virginity, virginity {{!}} Joy Bennett |url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/11/christian-church-obsessed-with-virginity |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>Sara Moslener, ''Virgin Nation: Sexual Purity and American Adolescence'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2015, p. 14</ref> Other evangelical churches in the United States and Switzerland speak of satisfying [[Human sexuality|sexuality]] as a gift from God and a component of a Christian marriage harmonious, in messages during [[Worship service (evangelicalism)|worship services]] or conferences.<ref>Timothy J. Demy PhD, Paul R. Shockley PhD, ''Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2017, p. 371</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Emma |date=November 9, 2014 |title=The Warrior Wives of Evangelical Christianity |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/11/the-warrior-wives-of-evangelical-christianity/382365/ |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2016 |title=400 jeunes pour une conférence sur le sexe |url=https://www.christianismeaujourdhui.info/400-jeunes-pour-une-conference-sur-le-sexe/ |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=Christianisme Aujourd'hui |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Many evangelical books and websites are specialized on the subject.<ref>Luiza Oleszczuk, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-famed-author-gary-chapman-talks-love-marriage-sex-70265/ Interview: Famed Author Gary Chapman Talks Love, Marriage, Sex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101203549/https://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-famed-author-gary-chapman-talks-love-marriage-sex-70265/ |date=November 1, 2020 }}, christianpost.com, USA, February 25, 2012</ref><ref>Kelsy Burke, ''Christians Under Covers: Evangelicals and Sexual Pleasure on the Internet'', University of California Press, USA, 2016, p. 31, 66</ref> The book ''[[The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love]]'' published in 1976 by Baptist pastor [[Tim LaHaye]] and his wife Beverly LaHaye was a pioneer in the field.<ref>Jonathan Zimmerman, [https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/jonathan-zimmerman-tim-lahaye-sex-ed-legacy-article-1.2731036 Tim LaHaye's sex-ed legacy: Before he wrote novels about the apocalypse, he and his wife opened right-wing Christian married couples' eyes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122011130/https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/jonathan-zimmerman-tim-lahaye-sex-ed-legacy-article-1.2731036 |date=January 22, 2021 }}, nydailynews.com, USA, July 29, 2016</ref> The [[Christianity and homosexuality#Evangelical churches|perceptions of homosexuality in the Evangelical Churches]] are varied. They range from [[Liberal Christianity|liberal]] to [[Christian fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] or [[Moderate evangelical theology|moderate]] [[conservatism|conservative]] and neutral.<ref>Jeffrey S. Siker, ''Homosexuality and Religion: An Encyclopedia'', Greenwood Publishing Group, USA, 2007, p. 112</ref><ref>William Henard, Adam Greenway, ''Evangelicals Engaging Emergent'', B&H Publishing Group, USA, 2009, p. 20</ref> A 2011 Pew Research Center study found that 84 percent of evangelical leaders surveyed believed homosexuality should be discouraged.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 22, 2011 |title=Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders |url=https://www.pewforum.org/2011/06/22/global-survey-of-evangelical-protestant-leaders/#social-and-political-attitudes |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website= |publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref> It is in the fundamentalist [[conservatism|conservative]] positions that there are [[anti-LGBT rhetoric|antigay activists]] on TV or radio who claim that homosexuality is the cause of many social problems, such as terrorism.<ref>"Some notable fundamentalist conservative evangelical television and radio speakers frequently blame gays in America for an assortment of social problems, including terrorism (…)" in Roger E. Olson, ''The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology'', Westminster John Knox Press, USA, 2004, p. 315</ref><ref>Jeffrey S. Siker, ''Homosexuality and Religion: An Encyclopedia'', Greenwood Publishing Group, USA, 2007, p. 114</ref><ref>Ralph R. Smith, Russel R. Windes, ''Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality'', SAGE Publications, USA, 2000, p. 29</ref> Some churches have a conservative moderate position.<ref>David L. Balch, Muddling Thought: The Church and Sexuality / Homosexuality by Mark G. Toulouse, '' Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture '', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p . 28</ref> Although they do not approve homosexual practices, they claim to show sympathy and respect for homosexuals.<ref>Stephen Hunt, ''Contemporary Christianity and LGBT Sexualities'', Routledge, UK, 2016, p. 40-41</ref> Some evangelical denominations have adopted neutral positions, leaving the choice to local churches to decide for [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>Jacqueline L. Salmon, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/18/AR2007081801167.html Rift Over Gay Unions Reflects Battle New to Black Churches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102093337/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/18/AR2007081801167.html |date=November 2, 2020 }}, washingtonpost.com, USA, August 19, 2007</ref><ref>Dan Dyck et Dick Benner, [https://canadianmennonite.org/stories/delegates-vote-allow-space-differences Delegates vote to allow space for differences] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109054016/https://canadianmennonite.org/stories/delegates-vote-allow-space-differences |date=November 9, 2020 }}, canadianmennonite.org, Canada, July 20, 2016</ref> There are some international evangelical denominations that are [[gay-friendly]].<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 603</ref><ref>Adrian Thatcher, ''The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender'', Oxford University Press, UK, 2015, p. 368</ref> [[Christian marriage]] is presented by some churches as a protection against sexual misconduct and a compulsory step to obtain a position of responsibility in the church.<ref>Erik Eckholm, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/us/22pastor.html In the Beginning Unmarried Pastor, Seeking a Job, Sees Bias], nytimes.com, USA, March 21, 2011</ref> This concept, however, has been challenged by numerous sex scandals involving married evangelical leaders.<ref>Thomas Reese, [https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/signs-times/what-catholics-and-southern-baptists-can-learn-each-other-about-sex-abuse What Catholics and Southern Baptists can learn from each other about sex abuse crisis], ncronline.org, USA, February 18, 2019</ref><ref>Zachary Wagner, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/july-august/wagner-purity-culture-non-toxic-masculinity.html In Search of Non-Toxic Male Sexuality], christianitytoday.com, USA, June 12, 2023</ref> Finally, evangelical theologians recalled that [[celibacy]] should be more valued in the Church today, since the gift of celibacy was taught and lived by [[Jesus Christ]] and [[Paul of Tarsus]].<ref>Steve Tracy, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/july10/2.37.html Sex and the Single Christian], christianitytoday.com, USA, July 7, 2000</ref><ref>Pieter Valk, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/november-web-only/valk-case-for-vocational-singleness.html The Case for Vocational Singleness], christianitytoday.com, USA, November 25, 2020</ref> === Other views === For a majority of evangelical Christians, a belief in [[biblical inerrancy]] ensures that the [[miracle]]s described in the Bible are still relevant and may be present in the life of the believer.<ref>Sébastien Fath, ''Du ghetto au réseau: Le protestantisme évangélique en France, 1800–2005'', Édition Labor et Fides, Genève, 2005, p. 28</ref><ref>James Innell Packer, Thomas C. Oden, ''One Faith: The Evangelical Consensus'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2004, p. 104.</ref> Healings, academic or professional successes, the birth of a child after several attempts, the end of an [[addiction]], etc., would be tangible examples of God's intervention with the [[faith in Christianity|faith]] and [[Christian prayer|prayer]], by the [[Holy Spirit]].<ref>Franck Poiraud, ''Les évangéliques dans la France du XXIe siècle'', Editions Edilivre, France, 2007, p. 69, 73, 75</ref> In the 1980s, the [[neo-charismatic movement]] re-emphasized miracles and [[faith healing]].<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 1069</ref> In certain churches, a special place is thus reserved for faith healings with [[laying on of hands]] during worship services or for evangelization campaigns.<ref>Cecil M. Robeck Jr., Amos Yong, ''The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism'', Cambridge University Press, UK, 2014, p. 138</ref><ref>Béatrice Mohr et Isabelle Nussbaum, [https://pages.rts.ch/emissions/temps-present/religion/3032510-rock-miracles-saint-esprit.html?anchor=3095947#3095947 Rock, miracles & Saint-Esprit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103074246/https://pages.rts.ch/emissions/temps-present/religion/3032510-rock-miracles-saint-esprit.html?anchor=3095947#3095947 |date=November 3, 2020 }}, rts.ch, Switzerland, April 21, 2011</ref> Faith healing or divine healing is considered to be an inheritance of [[Jesus]] acquired by his death and resurrection.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 212</ref> This view is typically ascribed to Pentecostal denominations, and not others that are cessationist (believing that miraculous gifts have ceased.) [[File:Ark-encounter-2514667 960 720.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ark Encounter]] in [[Williamstown, Kentucky|Williamstown]], Kentucky, United States.]] In terms of denominational beliefs regarding [[science]] and the origin of the earth and human life, some evangelicals support [[young Earth creationism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Scientific" Creationism as a Pseudoscience {{!}} National Center for Science Education |url=https://ncse.ngo/scientific-creationism-pseudoscience |access-date=November 24, 2022 |website=ncse.ngo |language=en}}</ref> For example, [[Answers in Genesis]], founded in Australia in 1986, is an evangelical organization that seeks to defend the thesis.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 29</ref> In 2007, they founded the [[Creation Museum]] in Petersburg, in [[Kentucky]]<ref>Quentin J. Schultze, Robert Herbert Woods Jr., ''Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication'', InterVarsity Press, USA, 2009, p. 164</ref> and in 2016 the [[Ark Encounter]] in [[Williamstown, Kentucky|Williamstown]].<ref>Alexis Weed, [https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/us/noahs-ark-kentucky/index.html Noah's Ark opens at Kentucky theme park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125091748/https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/us/noahs-ark-kentucky/index.html |date=November 25, 2020 }}, cnn.com, USA, July 7, 2016.</ref> Since the end of the 20th century, literalist [[creationism]] has been abandoned by some evangelicals in favor of [[intelligent design]].<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 353.</ref> For example, the [[think tank]] [[Discovery Institute]], established in 1991 in [[Seattle]], defends this thesis.<ref>Timothy J. Demy PhD, Paul R. Shockley PhD, ''Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2017, p. 224</ref> Other evangelicals who accept the [[scientific consensus]] on [[evolution]] and the [[age of Earth]] believe in [[theistic evolution]] or [[evolutionary creation]]—the notion that God used the process of evolution to create life; a Christian organization that espouses this view is the [[BioLogos Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What is Evolutionary Creation? |url=https://biologos.org/common-questions/what-is-evolutionary-creation |publisher=[[BioLogos Foundation]] |access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> ==Diversity== [[File: Auto de Páscoa - IgrejaDaCidade (crop).jpg |thumb|right| Show on the life of Jesus at [[Igreja da Cidade]], affiliated to the [[Brazilian Baptist Convention]], in [[São José dos Campos]], Brazil, 2017.]] {{Redirect|Conservative evangelicalism|the political movement|Christian right}}{{Further|Conservative Christianity|Liberal Christianity|Moderate Christianity}}{{Further|List of Christian denominations}} [[File:Panel Discussion 2.jpg|thumb|[[Together for the Gospel]], an evangelical pastors' conference held biennially. A panel discussion with (from left to right) [[Albert Mohler]], [[Ligon Duncan]], [[C. J. Mahaney]], and [[Mark Dever]].]] The [[Calvinism|Reformed]], [[Baptists|Baptist]], [[Methodist]], [[Pentecostal]], [[Churches of Christ]], [[Plymouth Brethren]], [[Charismatic movement|charismatic Protestant]], and [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational Protestant]] traditions have all had strong influence within contemporary evangelicalism.{{sfn|Mohler|2011|pp=106–108}}<ref name="Brian Stiller 2015, pp. 28, 90"/> Some Anabaptist denominations (such as the [[The Brethren Church|Brethren Church]])<ref name="NAEdenom">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nae.net/denominations/ |title=Denominations |website=www.nae.net |publisher=National Association of Evangelicals |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043933/http://www.nae.net/denominations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> are evangelical, and some [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]] self-identify as evangelicals. There are also [[evangelical Anglicanism|evangelical Anglicans]] and [[Evangelical Friends Church International|Quakers]].<ref name=Coulter/><ref name="Hope1997">{{cite book |title=Christian Scholar's Review, Volume 27 |date=1997 |publisher=[[Hope College]] |page=205 |language=English |quote=This was especially true of proto-evangelical movements like the Quakers, organized as the Religious Society of Friends by George Fox in 1668 as a group of Christians who rejected clerical authority and taught that the Holy Spirit guided}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Quaker History, Volumes 94–95 |date=2005 |publisher=Friends Historical Association |page=46 |language=English |quote=Emma Malone, active in the evangelical Quaker community in Cleveland, co-founded (with her husband) the Christian Workers Training School. This school helped to train the leadership of evangelical Quakers}}</ref> In the early 20th century, evangelical influence declined within [[mainline Protestantism]] and [[Christian fundamentalism]] developed as a distinct religious movement. Between 1950 and 2000 a mainstream evangelical consensus developed that sought to be more inclusive and more culturally relevant than fundamentalism while maintaining [[Conservative Christianity|theologically conservative Protestant]] teaching. According to [[Brian Stanley (historian)|Brian Stanley]], professor of [[world Christianity]], this new postwar consensus is termed ''neoevangelicalism'', the ''new evangelicalism'', or simply ''evangelicalism'' in the United States, while in Great Britain and in other English-speaking countries, it is commonly termed ''[[conservative evangelicalism in the United Kingdom|conservative evangelicalism]]''. Over the years, less conservative evangelicals have challenged this mainstream consensus to varying degrees. Such movements have been classified by a variety of labels, such as ''progressive'', ''open'', ''postconservative'', and ''postevangelical''.{{sfn|Stanley|2013|pp=27–28}} Evangelical leaders like [[Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]] of the [[Family Research Council]] have called attention to the problem of equating the term ''[[Christian right]]'' with [[Conservative Christianity|theological conservatism]] and Evangelicalism. Although evangelicals constitute the core constituency of the Christian right within the United States, not all evangelicals fit that political description (and not all of the Christian right are evangelicals).<ref name="Deckman2004" /> The problem of describing the Christian right which in most cases is conflated with theological conservatism in secular media, is further complicated by the fact that the label ''religious conservative'' or ''conservative Christian'' applies to other religious groups who are theologically, socially, and culturally conservative but do not have overtly political organizations associated with some of these [[Christian denominations]], which are usually uninvolved, uninterested, apathetic, or indifferent towards politics.<ref name="Deckman2004">{{cite book |last=Deckman |first=Melissa Marie |url=https://archive.org/details/schoolboardbattl0000deck |title=School Board Battles: The Christian Right in Local Politics |publisher=[[Georgetown University Press]] |author-link=Melissa Deckman |year=2004 |isbn=9781589010017 |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/schoolboardbattl0000deck/page/48 48] |quote=More than half of all Christian right candidates attend evangelical Protestant churches, which are more theologically liberal. A relatively large number of Christian Right candidates (24 percent) are Catholics; however, when asked to describe themselves as either "progressive/liberal" or "traditional/conservative" Catholics, 88 percent of these Christian right candidates place themselves in the traditional category. |url-access=registration |access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author-last=Joireman |author-first=Sandra F. |title=Church, State, and Citizen: Christian Approaches to Political Engagement |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-19-537845-0 |editor-last=Joireman |editor-first=Sandra F. |location=[[Oxford]] and [[New York City|New York]] |pages=73–91 |chapter=Anabaptism and the State: An Uneasy Coexistence |lccn=2008038533 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |chapter-url=https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&context=polisci-faculty-publications |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125145905/https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&context=polisci-faculty-publications |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |url-status=live |s2cid=153268965}}</ref> [[Tim Keller (pastor)|Tim Keller]], an Evangelical theologian and [[Presbyterian Church in America]] pastor, shows that [[Conservative Christianity]] (theology) predates the Christian right (politics), and that being a theological conservative did not necessitate being a political conservative, that some [[Progressivism|political progressive]] views around economics, helping the poor, the [[redistribution of wealth]], and racial diversity are compatible with theologically conservative Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Timothy Keller at the March 2013 Faith Angle Forum |url=https://eppc.org/publication/dr-timothy-keller-at-the-march-2013-faith-angle-forum/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Ethics & Public Policy Center |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Doctrine and Race: African American Evangelicals and Fundamentalism between the Wars |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/doctrine-and-race-african-american-evangelicals-and-fundamentalism-between-the-wars/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=The Gospel Coalition |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Rod Dreher]], a senior editor for ''[[The American Conservative]]'', a secular conservative magazine, also argues the same differences, even claiming that a "traditional Christian" a theological conservative, can simultaneously be [[Economic progressivism|left on economics (economic progressive)]] and even a [[Socialism|socialist]] at that while maintaining traditional Christian beliefs.<ref name="Dreher">{{Cite web |last=Dreher |first=Rod |date=2014-07-24 |title=What Is 'Traditional Christianity,' Anyway? |url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-is-traditional-christianity-anyway/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=The American Conservative |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="osguinness.com"/> Outside of self-consciously evangelical denominations, there is a broader "evangelical streak" in mainline Protestantism.<ref name="religion.info"/> Mainline Protestant churches predominantly have a [[Liberal Christianity|liberal theology]] while evangelical churches predominantly have a [[Christian fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] or [[Moderate Christianity|moderate]] [[conservative]] theology.<ref>Roger E. Olson, ''The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology'', Westminster John Knox Press, USA, 2004, p. 172</ref><ref>Peter Beyer, ''Religion in the Process of Globalization'', Ergon, Germany, 2001, p. 261</ref><ref>Eric C. Miller, [https://religionandpolitics.org/2015/10/27/the-political-legacy-of-progressive-evangelicals/ The Political Legacy of Progressive Evangelicals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411002227/https://religionandpolitics.org/2015/10/27/the-political-legacy-of-progressive-evangelicals/ |date=April 11, 2021 }}, religionandpolitics.org, USA, October 27, 2015 : "In relative terms, these characteristics and their usual adherence to traditionally orthodox doctrines do make evangelicals more theologically conservative than liberal Protestants".</ref><ref>Frederick Casadesus, [https://www.reforme.net/theologie/2005/10/20/journal-10192005-reforme-3147-opinions-disputatio-evangeliques-sont-protestants-0/ Les évangéliques sont-ils tous protestants ?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411003940/https://www.reforme.net/theologie/2005/10/20/journal-10192005-reforme-3147-opinions-disputatio-evangeliques-sont-protestants-0/ |date=April 11, 2021 }}, reforme.net, France, October 20, 2005</ref> Some commentators have complained that Evangelicalism as a movement is too broad and its definition too vague to be of any practical value. Theologian Donald Dayton has called for a "moratorium" on use of the term.{{sfn|Dayton|1991|p=251}} Historian [[D. G. Hart]] has also argued that "evangelicalism needs to be relinquished as a religious identity because it does not exist".{{sfn|Sweeney|2005|p=23}} ===Christian fundamentalism=== {{main|Christian fundamentalism}} Christian fundamentalism has been called a subset<ref name="waldman-2004">{{cite web |last1=waldman |first1=steve |title=Evangelicals v. Fundamentalists |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jesus/evangelicals/vs.html#:~:text=Evangelicals%20have%20a%20somewhat%20broader,dispensational%20view%20of%20the%20Bible. |website=Frontline |access-date=9 December 2023 |date=29 April 2004}}</ref> or "subspecies"<ref name="Marsden-Svelmoe"/> of Evangelicalism. Fundamentalism<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harris |first=Harriet A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LXkSDAAAQBAJ |title=Fundamentalism and Evangelicals |publisher=Clarendon Press |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-19-826960-1 |location=Oxford |pages=58–59 |quote=The overriding implication of Fundamentalism is that conservative evangelicals are in fact fundamentalist but that they reject the term because of its pejorative connotations: 'By what term would "fundamentalists" prefer to be called? The term favored at present, at least in Great Britain, is "conservative evangelical"'. |access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> regards biblical inerrancy, the [[virgin birth of Jesus]], [[penal substitution]]ary atonement, the literal [[resurrection of Christ]], and the [[Second Coming of Christ]] as fundamental Christian doctrines.{{sfn|Bauder|2011|pp=30–32}} Fundamentalism arose among evangelicals in the 1920s—primarily as an American phenomenon, but with counterparts in Britain and British Empire<ref name="Marsden-Svelmoe">{{cite web |last1=Marsden |first1=George M. |last2=Svelmoe |first2=William L. |title=EVANGELICAL AND FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/evangelical-and-fundamental-christianity |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=9 December 2023 |origyear=1987|year=2005}}</ref>—to combat modernist or [[Liberal Christianity|liberal theology]] in mainline Protestant churches. Failing to reform the mainline churches, fundamentalists separated from them and established their own churches, refusing to participate in [[Ecumenism|ecumenical]] organizations (such as the [[National Council of Churches]], founded in 1950), and making [[Ecclesiastical separatism|separatism]] (rigid separation from nonfundamentalist churches and their [[culture]]) a true test of faith. Most fundamentalists are Baptists and [[dispensationalist]] {{sfn|Marsden|1991|pp=3–4}} or [[Pentecostals]] and [[Charismatic Christianity|Charismatics]].<ref>Steve Brouwer, Paul Gifford, Susan D. Rose, ''Exporting the American Gospel: Global Christian Fundamentalism'', Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2013, p. 25, 27, 29, 31</ref> Great emphasis is placed on the [[literal interpretation]] of the Bible as the primary method of Bible study as well as the [[biblical inerrancy]] and the [[Infallibility of the Church|infallibility]] of their [[Biblical hermeneutics|interpretation]].<ref>W. Glenn Jonas Jr., ''The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition'', Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 125: "Independents assert that the Bible is a unified document containing consistent propositional truths. They accept the supernatural elements of the Bible, affirm that it is infallible in every area of reality, and contend that it is to be interpreted literally in the vast majority of cases. Ultimately, they hold not merely to the inerrancy of Scripture, but to the infallibility of their interpretation of Scripture. The doctrine of premillennialism serves as a case in point. Early on in the movement, Independents embraced premillennialism as the only acceptable eschatological view. The BBU made the doctrine a test of fellowship. When Norris formed his Premillennial Missionary Baptist Fellowship (1933), he made premillennialism a requirement for membership. He held this doctrine to be the only acceptable biblical position, charging conventionism with being postmillennial in orientation."</ref> Adherence to [[Christian fundamentalism and conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories]] is particularly important.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaty |first=Katelyn |date=August 17, 2020|title=QAnon: The alternative religion that's coming to your church |url=https://religionnews.com/2020/08/17/qanon-the-alternative-religion-thats-coming-to-your-church/ |access-date=August 17, 2023|website= [[Religion News Service]]}}</ref> ===Mainstream varieties=== [[File:Book of Common Prayer 1760.jpg|thumb|upright|The Prayer Book of 1662 included the [[Thirty-Nine Articles]] emphasized by [[evangelical Anglican]]s.]] Mainstream evangelicalism is historically divided between two main orientations: [[Confessionalism (religion)|confessionalism]] and [[Christian revival|revival]]ism. These two streams have been critical of each other. Confessional evangelicals have been suspicious of unguarded [[religious experience]], while revivalist evangelicals have been critical of overly intellectual teaching that (they suspect) stifles vibrant [[spirituality]].{{sfn|Olson|2011|pp=241–242}} In an effort to broaden their appeal, many contemporary evangelical congregations intentionally avoid identifying with any single form of evangelicalism. These "generic evangelicals" are usually theologically and socially conservative, but their churches often present themselves as nondenominational (or, if a denominational member, strongly deemphasize its ties to such, such as a church name which excludes the denominational name) within the broader evangelical movement.{{sfn|Reimer|2003|p=29}} In the words of [[Albert Mohler]], president of the [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]], confessional evangelicalism refers to "that movement of Christian believers who seek a constant convictional continuity with the theological formulas of the Protestant Reformation". While approving of the evangelical distinctions proposed by Bebbington, confessional evangelicals believe that authentic evangelicalism requires more concrete definition in order to protect the movement from theological liberalism and from [[heresy in Christianity|heresy]]. According to confessional evangelicals, [[Confessional subscription|subscription]] to the [[ecumenical creeds]] and to the Reformation-era confessions of faith (such as the [[Reformed confessions of faith|confessions of the Reformed churches]]) provides such protection.{{sfn|Mohler|2011|pp=103–104}} Confessional evangelicals are represented by conservative [[Presbyterian]] churches (emphasizing the [[Westminster Confession]]), certain Baptist churches that emphasize historic Baptist confessions such as the [[1689 Baptist Confession of Faith|Second London Confession]], evangelical Anglicans who emphasize the [[Thirty-Nine Articles]] (such as in the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]], Australia{{sfn|Stanley|2013|p=58}}), [[Methodist]] churches that adhere to the [[Articles of Religion (Methodist)|Articles of Religion]], and some [[confessional Lutherans]] with pietistic convictions.{{sfn|Ellingsen|1991|pp=222, 238}}<ref name="Coulter">Dale M. Coulter, [http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/11/the-two-wings-of-evangelicalism/ "The Two Wings of Evangelicalism"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809125200/https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/11/the-two-wings-of-evangelicalism/ |date=August 9, 2020 }}, ''First Things'' (November 5, 2013). Retrieved December 17, 2014.</ref> The emphasis on historic Protestant orthodoxy among confessional evangelicals stands in direct contrast to an anticreedal outlook that has exerted its own influence on evangelicalism, particularly among churches strongly affected by revivalism and by [[pietism]]. Revivalist evangelicals are represented by some quarters of [[Methodism]], the [[Holiness Movement|Wesleyan Holiness]] churches, the Pentecostal and [[Charismatic Christianity|charismatic]] churches, some Anabaptist churches, and some Baptists and Presbyterians.<ref name=Coulter/> Revivalist evangelicals tend to place greater emphasis on religious experience than their confessional counterparts.{{sfn|Olson|2011|pp=241–242}} ===Moderate evangelicals=== [[Moderate evangelical theology|Moderate]] [[evangelical Christianity]] emerged in the 1940s in the United States in response to the [[Christian fundamentalism|Fundamentalist]] movement of the 1910s.<ref>Robert H. Krapohl, Charles H. Lippy, ''The Evangelicals: A Historical, Thematic, and Biographical Guide'', Greenwood Publishing Group, USA, 1999, p. 197</ref> In the late 1940s, evangelical theologians from [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] founded in [[Pasadena]], California, in 1947, championed the Christian importance of social [[activism]].<ref>David R. Swartz, ''Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism'', University of Pennsylvania Press, USA, 2012, p. 18</ref><ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 929</ref> In this movement called neo-evangelicalism, new organizations, social agencies, media and [[Bible colleges]] were established in the 1950s.<ref>J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ''Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1081-1082</ref><ref>Axel R. Schäfer, ''Countercultural Conservatives: American Evangelicalism from the Postwar Revival to the New Christian Right'', University of Wisconsin Press, USA, 2011, p. 50-51</ref> ===Progressive evangelicals=== Evangelicals dissatisfied with the movement's fundamentalism mainstream have been variously described as progressive evangelicals, postconservative evangelicals, [[open evangelical]]s and [[post-evangelicalism|postevangelicals]]. Progressive evangelicals, also known as the [[evangelical left]], share theological or social views with other [[Progressive Christianity|progressive Christians]] while also identifying with evangelicalism. Progressive evangelicals commonly advocate for women's equality, [[pacifism]] and [[social justice]].{{sfn|Marsden|1991|p=75}} As described by Baptist theologian [[Roger E. Olson]], postconservative evangelicalism is a theological school of thought that adheres to the four marks of evangelicalism, while being less rigid and more inclusive of other Christians.<ref name="OlsonCentury">Roger E. Olson, [http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=85 "Postconservative Evangelicals Greet the Postmodern Age"] {{Webarchive| url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160101003723/http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=85 |date= January 1, 2016 }}, ''The Christian Century'' (May 3, 1995), pp. 480–483. Retrieved December 16, 2014.</ref> According to Olson, postconservatives believe that doctrinal truth is secondary to spiritual experience shaped by [[Scripture]]. Postconservative evangelicals seek greater dialogue with other Christian traditions and support the development of a multicultural evangelical theology that incorporates the voices of women, racial minorities, and Christians in the developing world. Some postconservative evangelicals also support [[open theism]] and the possibility of near [[universal salvation]]. The term "open evangelical" refers to a particular Christian school of thought or [[churchmanship]], primarily in Great Britain (especially in the [[Church of England]]).{{sfn|Randall|2005|p=52}} Open evangelicals describe their position as combining a traditional evangelical emphasis on the nature of scriptural authority, the teaching of the ecumenical creeds and other traditional doctrinal teachings, with an approach towards culture and other [[theology|theological]] points-of-view which tends to be more inclusive than that taken by other evangelicals. Some open evangelicals aim to take a middle position between conservative and charismatic evangelicals, while others would combine conservative theological emphases with more liberal social positions. British author Dave Tomlinson coined the phrase ''postevangelical'' to describe a movement comprising various trends of dissatisfaction among evangelicals. Others use the term with comparable intent, often to distinguish evangelicals in the [[emerging church movement]] from postevangelicals and antievangelicals. Tomlinson argues that "linguistically, the distinction ''[between evangelical and postevangelical]'' resembles the one that sociologists make between the [[modernism|modern]] and [[postmodernism|postmodern]] eras".{{sfn|Tomlinson|2007|p=28}} ==History== ===Background=== Evangelicalism emerged in the 18th century,<ref>{{oed|Evangelical}} – "As a distinct party designation, the term came into general use, in England, at the time of the Methodist revival; and it may be said, with substantial accuracy, to denote the school of theology which that movement represents, though its earlier associations were rather with the Calvinistic than the Arminian branch of the movement. In the early part of the 19th cent. the words 'Methodist' and 'Evangelical' were, by adversaries, often used indiscriminately, and associated with accusations of fanaticism and 'puritanical' disapproval of social pleasures. The portion of the 'evangelical' school which belongs to the Anglican church is practically identical with the 'Low Church' party. In the Church of Scotland during the latter part of the 18th and the early part of the 19th cent. the two leading parties were the 'Evangelical' and the 'Moderate' party."</ref> first in Britain and its North American colonies. Nevertheless, there were earlier developments within the larger Protestant world that preceded and influenced the later evangelical revivals. According to religion scholar [[Randall Balmer]], Evangelicalism resulted "from the confluence of [[Pietism]], Presbyterianism, and the vestiges of Puritanism. Evangelicalism picked up the peculiar characteristics from each strain – warmhearted spirituality from the Pietists (for instance), doctrinal precisionism from the Presbyterians, and individualistic introspection from the Puritans".{{sfn|Balmer|2002|pp=vii–viii}} Historian [[Mark Noll]] adds to this list [[High Church]] Anglicanism, which contributed to Evangelicalism a legacy of "rigorous spirituality and innovative organization."{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=50}} Historian Rick Kennedy has identified [[New England]] Puritan clergyman [[Cotton Mather]] as the "first American Evangelical".<ref>{{cite book |last=Kennedy |first=Rick |title=The First American Evangelical: A Short Life of Cotton Mather |publisher=Eerdmans |year=2015}}</ref> During the 17th century, Pietism emerged in Europe as a movement for the revival of [[piety]] and devotion within the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran church]]. As a protest against "cold orthodoxy" or against an overly formal and rational Christianity, Pietists advocated for an experiential religion that stressed high moral standards both for clergy and for lay people. The movement included both Christians who remained in the [[liturgical]], [[state church]]es as well as [[Separatism#Religious separatism|separatist]] groups who rejected the use of baptismal fonts, altars, pulpits, and confessionals. As [[Radical Pietism]] spread, the movement's ideals and aspirations influenced and were absorbed by evangelicals.{{sfn|Balmer|2002|pp=542–543}} When [[George Fox]], who is considered the father of [[Quakerism]],{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} was eleven, he wrote that God spoke to him about "keeping pure and being faithful to God and man."<ref name="CYMF2018"/> After being troubled when his friends asked him to drink alcohol with them at the age of nineteen, Fox spent the night in prayer and soon afterwards he left his home in a four year search for spiritual satisfaction.<ref name="CYMF2018"/> In his ''Journal'', at age 23, he believed that he "found through faith in Jesus Christ the full assurance of salvation."<ref name="CYMF2018"/> Fox began to spread his message and his emphasis on "[[Born again#Quakerism|the necessity of an inward transformation of heart]]", as well as the possibility of [[Christian perfection]], drew opposition from English clergy and laity.<ref name="CYMF2018"/> In the mid-1600s, many people became attracted to Fox's preaching and his followers became known as the [[Religious Society of Friends]].<ref name="CYMF2018"/> By 1660, the Quakers grew to 35,000 and are considered to be among the first in the evangelical Christian movement.<ref name="Hope1997"/><ref name="CYMF2018"/> The Presbyterian heritage not only gave Evangelicalism a commitment to Protestant orthodoxy but also contributed a revival tradition that stretched back to the 1620s in Scotland and Northern Ireland.{{sfn|Longfield|2013|p=7}} Central to this tradition was the [[communion season]], which normally occurred in the summer months. For Presbyterians, celebrations of [[Holy Communion]] were infrequent but popular events preceded by several Sundays of preparatory preaching and accompanied with preaching, singing, and prayers.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=44, 112}} Puritanism combined [[Calvinism]] with a doctrine that conversion was a prerequisite for church membership and with an emphasis on the study of Scripture by lay people. It took root in the colonies of [[New England]], where the [[Congregational church]] became an established religion. There the [[Half-Way Covenant]] of 1662 allowed parents who had not testified to a conversion experience to have their children baptized, while reserving Holy Communion for converted church members alone.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=54–55}} By the 18th century Puritanism was in decline and many [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]]s expressed alarm at the loss of religious piety. This concern over declining religious commitment led many{{quantify|date=May 2020}} people to support evangelical revival.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=46–47}} High-Church Anglicanism also exerted influence on early Evangelicalism. High Churchmen were distinguished by their desire to adhere to [[Christian primitivism|primitive Christianity]]. This desire included imitating the faith and ascetic practices of early Christians as well as regularly partaking of Holy Communion. High Churchmen were also enthusiastic organizers of voluntary religious societies. Two of the most prominent were the [[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]] (founded in London in 1698), which distributed Bibles and other literature and built schools, and the [[Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts]], which was founded in England in 1701 to facilitate missionary work in British colonies (especially among colonists in North America). [[Samuel Wesley (poet)|Samuel]] and [[Susanna Wesley]], the parents of [[John Wesley|John]] and [[Charles Wesley]] (born 1703 and 1707 respectively), were both devoted advocates of High-Church ideas.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=66–67}}<ref>{{harvtxt|Puzynin|2011|p=21}}: "Noll points out that the crucial spiritual emphasis of the High-Church was its stress on 'primitive Christianity' [...]. However, it seems more logical to consider 'Primitivism' as a separate framework characteristic of the Victorian era [...]."</ref> ===18th century=== {{See also|First Great Awakening}} [[File:A Faithful Narrative of the Surprizing Work of God by Jonathan Edwards 1737.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Jonathan Edwards' account of the revival in Northampton was published in 1737 as ''[[A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God in the Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton]]''.]] In the 1730s, Evangelicalism emerged as a distinct phenomenon out of religious revivals that began in Britain and New England. While religious revivals had occurred within Protestant churches in the past, the evangelical revivals that marked the 18th century were more intense and radical.{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=76}} Evangelical revivalism imbued ordinary men and women with a confidence and enthusiasm for sharing the gospel and converting others outside of the control of established churches, a key discontinuity with the Protestantism of the previous era.{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=74}} It was developments in the doctrine of assurance that differentiated Evangelicalism from what went before. Bebbington says, "The dynamism of the Evangelical movement was possible only because its adherents were assured in their faith."{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=42}} He goes on: {{Blockquote | Whereas the Puritans had held that assurance is rare, late and the fruit of struggle in the experience of believers, the Evangelicals believed it to be general, normally given at conversion and the result of simple acceptance of the gift of God. The consequence of the altered form of the doctrine was a metamorphosis in the nature of popular Protestantism. There was a change in patterns of piety, affecting devotional and practical life in all its departments. The shift, in fact, was responsible for creating in Evangelicalism a new movement and not merely a variation on themes heard since the Reformation.{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=43}}}} The first local revival occurred in [[Northampton, Massachusetts]], under the leadership of Congregationalist minister [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]]. In the fall of 1734, Edwards preached a sermon series on "Justification By Faith Alone", and the community's response was extraordinary. Signs of religious commitment among the [[laity]] increased, especially among the town's young people. The revival ultimately spread to 25 communities in western Massachusetts and central Connecticut until it began to wane by the spring of 1735.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=76–78}} Edwards was heavily influenced by Pietism, so much so that one historian has stressed his "American Pietism".{{sfn|Lovelace|2007}} One practice clearly copied from European Pietists was the use of small groups divided by age and gender, which met in private homes to conserve and promote the fruits of revival.{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=77}} At the same time, students at [[Yale University]] (at that time Yale College) in New Haven, Connecticut, were also experiencing revival. Among them was [[Aaron Burr Sr.]], who would become a prominent Presbyterian minister and future president of [[Princeton University]]. In New Jersey, [[Gilbert Tennent]], another Presbyterian minister, was preaching the evangelical message and urging the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America|Presbyterian Church]] to stress the necessity of converted ministers.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=81–82}} The spring of 1735 also marked important events in England and Wales. [[Howell Harris]], a Welsh schoolteacher, had a conversion experience on May 25 during a communion service. He described receiving assurance of God's [[Grace (Christianity)|grace]] after a period of [[fasting]], self-examination, and despair over his sins.{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=79}} Sometime later, [[Daniel Rowland (preacher)|Daniel Rowland]], the Anglican [[curate]] of Llangeitho, Wales, experienced conversion as well. Both men began preaching the evangelical message to large audiences, becoming leaders of the [[Welsh Methodist revival]].{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=20}} At about the same time that Harris experienced conversion in Wales, [[George Whitefield]] was converted at Oxford University after his own prolonged spiritual crisis. Whitefield later remarked, "About this time God was pleased to enlighten my soul and bring me into the knowledge of His free grace, and the necessity of being justified in His sight by ''faith only.''"{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=79–80}} [[File:John Wesley preaching outside a church. Engraving. Wellcome V0006868.jpg|thumb|When forbidden from preaching from the pulpits of [[parish church]]es, [[John Wesley]] began [[open-air preaching]].]] Whitefield's fellow [[Holy Club]] member and spiritual mentor, [[Charles Wesley]], reported an evangelical conversion in 1738.{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=20}} In the same week, Charles' brother and future founder of Methodism, [[John Wesley]] was also converted after a long period of inward struggle. During this spiritual crisis, John Wesley was directly influenced by Pietism. Two years before his conversion, Wesley had traveled to the newly established colony of Georgia as a missionary for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He shared his voyage with a group of [[Moravian Brethren]] led by [[August Gottlieb Spangenberg]]. The Moravians' faith and piety deeply impressed Wesley, especially their belief that it was a normal part of Christian life to have an assurance of one's salvation.{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=84}} Wesley recounted the following exchange with Spangenberg on February 7, 1736: {{Blockquote|[Spangenberg] said, "My brother, I must first ask you one or two questions. Have you the witness within yourself? Does the Spirit of God bear witness with your spirit that you are a child of God?" I was surprised, and knew not what to answer. He observed it, and asked, "Do you know Jesus Christ?" I paused, and said, "I know he is the Savior of the world." "True," he replied, "but do you know he has saved you?" I answered, "I hope he has died to save me." He only added, "Do you know yourself?" I said, "I do." But I fear they were vain words.{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=85}}}} Wesley finally received the assurance he had been searching for at a meeting of a religious society in London. While listening to a reading from Martin Luther's preface to the [[Epistle to the Romans]], Wesley felt spiritually transformed: {{Blockquote|About a quarter before nine, while [the speaker] was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken away ''my'' sins, even ''mine'', and saved ''me'' from the law of sin and death.{{sfn|Noll|2004|p=97}}}} Pietism continued to influence Wesley, who had translated 33 Pietist hymns from German to English. Numerous German Pietist hymns became part of the English Evangelical repertoire.{{sfn|Shantz|2013|pp=279–280}} By 1737, Whitefield had become a national celebrity in England where his preaching drew large crowds, especially in London where the [[Fetter Lane Society]] had become a center of evangelical activity.{{sfn|Noll|2004|pp=87, 95}} Whitfield joined forces with Edwards to "fan the flame of revival" in the [[Thirteen Colonies]] in 1739–40. Soon the [[First Great Awakening]] stirred Protestants throughout America.{{sfn|Bebbington|1993|p=20}} Evangelical preachers emphasized personal salvation and piety more than ritual and tradition. Pamphlets and printed sermons crisscrossed the Atlantic, encouraging the revivalists.<ref>{{Citation |last=Snead |first=Jennifer |title=Print, Predestination, and the Public Sphere: Transatlantic Evangelical Periodicals, 1740–1745 |journal=Early American Literature |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=93–118 |year=2010 |doi=10.1353/eal.0.0092|s2cid=161160945 }}.</ref> The Awakening resulted from powerful preaching that gave listeners a sense of deep personal revelation of their need of salvation by Jesus Christ. Pulling away from ritual and ceremony, the Great Awakening made Christianity intensely personal to the average person by fostering a deep sense of spiritual conviction and redemption, and by encouraging introspection and a commitment to a new standard of personal morality. It reached people who were already church members. It changed their rituals, their piety and their self-awareness. To the evangelical imperatives of Reformation Protestantism, 18th century American Christians added emphases on divine outpourings of the Holy Spirit and conversions that implanted within new believers an intense love for God. Revivals encapsulated those hallmarks and forwarded the newly created Evangelicalism into the early republic.<ref>{{Citation |last=Stout |first=Harold 'Harry' |title=The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism |year=1991}}.</ref> By the 1790s, the [[Evangelical Anglicanism|Evangelical party]] in the Church of England remained a small minority but were not without influence. [[John Newton]] and [[Joseph Milner (priest)|Joseph Milner]] were influential evangelical clerics. Evangelical clergy networked together through societies such as the [[Eclectic Society (Christian)|Eclectic Society]] in London and the [[Elland Society]] in Yorkshire.{{sfn|Wolffe|2007|p=36}} The Old [[English Dissenters|Dissenter]] denominations (the [[Baptists]], Congregationalists and [[Quakers]]) were falling under evangelical influence, with the Baptists most affected and Quakers the least. Evangelical ministers dissatisfied with both Anglicanism and Methodism often chose to work within these churches.{{sfn|Wolffe|2007|p=38}} In the 1790s, all of these evangelical groups, including the Anglicans, were Calvinist in orientation.{{sfn|Wolffe|2007|p=39}} Methodism (the "New Dissent") was the most visible expression of evangelicalism by the end of the 18th century. The [[Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)|Wesleyan Methodists]] boasted around 70,000 members throughout the British Isles, in addition to the [[Calvinistic Methodists]] in Wales and the [[Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion]], which was organized under George Whitefield's influence. The Wesleyan Methodists, however, were still nominally affiliated with the Church of England and would not completely separate until 1795, four years after Wesley's death. The Wesleyan Methodist Church's [[Arminianism]] distinguished it from the other evangelical groups.{{sfn|Wolffe|2007|pp=38–39}} At the same time, evangelicals were an important faction within the Presbyterian [[Church of Scotland]]. Influential ministers included [[John Erskine (theologian)|John Erskine]], [[Henry Wellwood Moncrieff]] and [[Stevenson Macgill]]. The church's [[General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|General Assembly]], however, was controlled by the [[Moderate Party (Scotland)|Moderate Party]], and evangelicals were involved in the [[First Secession|First]] and [[Second Secession]]s from the national church during the 18th century.{{sfn|Wolffe|2007|p=37}} ===19th century=== The start of the 19th century saw an increase in [[missionary]] work and many of the major missionary societies were founded around this time (see [[Timeline of Christian missions]]). Both the Evangelical and [[high church]] movements sponsored missionaries. The [[Second Great Awakening]] (which actually began in 1790) was primarily an American revivalist movement and resulted in substantial growth of the Methodist and Baptist churches. [[Charles Grandison Finney]] was an important preacher of this period. [[File:Wilberforce john rising.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|[[William Wilberforce]] was a politician, philanthropist and an evangelical Anglican, who led the British movement to [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|abolish the slave trade]].]] In Britain in addition to stressing the traditional Wesleyan combination of "Bible, cross, conversion, and activism", the revivalist movement sought a universal appeal, hoping to include rich and poor, urban and rural, and men and women. Special efforts were made to attract children and to generate literature to spread the revivalist message.<ref>{{Citation |last=Bebbington |first=David W |title=The Evangelical Revival in Britain in the Nineteenth Century |date=Jan 2002 |work=Kyrkohistorisk Arsskrift |pages=63–70}}.</ref> "Christian conscience" was used by the British Evangelical movement to promote social activism. Evangelicals believed activism in government and the social sphere was an essential method in reaching the goal of eliminating sin in a world drenched in wickedness.<ref>{{Citation |last=Bebbington |first=David W |title=The Evangelical Conscience |work=Welsh Journal of Religious History |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=27–44 |year=2007}}.</ref> The Evangelicals in the [[Clapham Sect]] included figures such as [[William Wilberforce]] who successfully campaigned for the abolition of slavery. In the late 19th century, the revivalist [[Holiness movement|Wesleyan-Holiness movement]] based on [[John Wesley]]'s doctrine of "[[entire sanctification]]" came to the forefront, and while many adherents remained within mainline Methodism, others established new denominations, such as the [[Free Methodist Church]] and [[Wesleyan Methodist Church (United States)|Wesleyan Methodist Church]].<ref name="Winn">{{cite book |last1=Winn |first1=Christian T. Collins |title=From the Margins: A Celebration of the Theological Work of Donald W. Dayton |date=2007 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=9781630878320 |page=115 |language=en|quote=In addition to these separate denominational groupings, one needs to give attention to the large pockets of the Holiness movement that have remained within the United Methodist Church. The most influential of these would be the circles dominated by Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary (both in Wilmore, KY), but one could speak of other colleges, innumerable local campmeetings, the vestiges of various local Holiness associations, independent Holiness oriented missionary societies and the like that have had great impact within United Methodism. A similar pattern would exist in England with the role of Cliff College within Methodism in that context.}}</ref> In urban Britain the Holiness message was less exclusive and censorious.<ref>{{Citation |last=Bebbington |first=David W |title=The Holiness Movements in British and Canadian Methodism in the Late Nineteenth Century |work=Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society |volume=50 |issue=6 |pages=203–28 |year=1996}}</ref> [[Keswickianism]] taught the doctrine of the [[second work of grace|second blessing]] in non-Methodist circles and came to influence evangelicals of the Calvinistic (Reformed) tradition, leading to the establishment of denominations such as the [[Christian and Missionary Alliance]].<ref name="Sawyer2004">{{cite web |last1=Sawyer |first1=M. J. |title=Wesleyan and Keswick Models of Sanctification |url=https://bible.org/article/wesleyan-amp-keswick-models-sanctification |publisher=Bible.org |access-date=September 30, 2020 |language=en |date=May 25, 2004 |quote=With Keswick one finds a different situation than with the Holiness Movement. Whereas Wesleyan holiness theology is traceable directly to Wesley and has clearly identifiable tenets, Keswick is much more amorphous and comes in many varieties from the strict Keswick of a Major Ian Thomas, John Hunter, Alan Redpath and the Torchbearers fellowship to the milder Keswick of Campus Crusade For Christ and Moody Bible Institute and other respected Evangelical educational institutions. Whereas Holiness theology has tended to dominate in Arminian circles, Keswick has tended to dominate American Evangelicalism of a more Calvinistic bent. Indeed Packer asserts that it has become standard in virtually all of Evangelicalism except confessional Reformed and Lutheran.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hayford |first1=Jack W. |last2=Moore |first2=S. David |title=The Charismatic Century: The Enduring Impact of the Azusa Street Revival |date=June 27, 2009 |publisher=FaithWords |isbn=978-0-446-56235-5 |language=en |quote=Evangelist D.L. Moody was a proponent of the Kewsick movement along with others, including Hannah Whital Smith, whose book ''A Christian's Secret of a Happy Life'' is still read today by thousands. R.A. Torrey, an associate of Moody whose influence was rapidly increasing, championed Keswick's ideals and utilized the term "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" in reference to the experience. Keswick views had a significant inflience on A.B. Simpson, founder of the Christian Missionary Alliance, which became a denomination by that name.}}</ref> [[John Nelson Darby]] of the Plymouth Brethren was a 19th-century Irish Anglican minister who devised modern [[dispensationalism]], an innovative Protestant theological interpretation of the Bible that was incorporated in the development of modern Evangelicalism. [[Cyrus Scofield]] further promoted the influence of dispensationalism through the explanatory notes to his [[Scofield Reference Bible]]. According to scholar Mark S. Sweetnam, who takes a cultural studies perspective, dispensationalism can be defined in terms of its Evangelicalism, its insistence on the literal interpretation of Scripture, its recognition of stages in God's dealings with humanity, its expectation of the imminent return of Christ to rapture His saints, and its focus on both apocalypticism and [[premillennialism]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Sweetnam |first=Mark S |title=Defining Dispensationalism: A Cultural Studies Perspective |journal=Journal of Religious History |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=191–212 |year=2010 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-9809.2010.00862.x}}.</ref> During the 19th century, the [[megachurch]]es, churches with more than 2,000 people, began to develop.<ref>Anne C. Loveland, Otis B. Wheeler, '' From Meetinghouse to Megachurch: A Material and Cultural History'', University of Missouri Press, USA, 2003, p. 35</ref> The first evangelical megachurch, the [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]] with a 6000-seat auditorium, was inaugurated in 1861 in [[London]] by [[Charles Spurgeon]].<ref>Stephen J. Hunt, ''Handbook of Megachurches'', Brill, Leyde, 2019, p. 50</ref> [[Dwight L. Moody]] founded the [[Illinois Street Church]] in Chicago.<ref>{{Citation |last=Bebbington |first=David W |title=Dominance of Evangelicalism: The Age of Spurgeon and Moody |year=2005}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Findlay |first=James F |title=Dwight L. Moody: American Evangelist, 1837–1899 |year=1969}}.</ref> An advanced theological perspective came from the [[Princeton theology|Princeton theologians]] from the 1850s to the 1920s, such as [[Charles Hodge]], [[Archibald Alexander]] and [[Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield|B.B. Warfield]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Hoffecker |first=W. Andrew |title=Piety and the Princeton Theologians |year=1981 |place=Nutley |publisher=Presbyterian & Reformed}}, v.</ref> ===20th century<!--'Neo-evangelicalism' and 'Neo-evangelical' redirect here-->=== After 1910 the [[Christian fundamentalism|Fundamentalist movement]] dominated Evangelicalism in the early part of the 20th century; the Fundamentalists rejected liberal theology and emphasized the inerrancy of the Scriptures. Following the [[1904–1905 Welsh revival]], the [[Azusa Street Revival]] in 1906 began the spread of [[Pentecostalism]] in North America. The 20th century also marked by the emergence of the [[televangelism]]. [[Aimee Semple McPherson]], who founded the megachurch ''[[Angelus Temple]]'' in Los Angeles, used radio in the 1920s to reach a wider audience.<ref>Mark Ward Sr., ''The Electronic Church in the Digital Age: Cultural Impacts of Evangelical Mass Media '', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2015, p. 104, 231</ref> After the Scopes trial in 1925, ''Christian Century'' wrote of "Vanishing Fundamentalism".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 24, 1926 |title=Vanishing Fundamentalism |magazine=Christian Century |volume=4 |page=799 |number=3}}</ref> In 1929 Princeton University, once the bastion of conservative theology, added several modernists to its faculty, resulting in the departure of [[J. Gresham Machen]] and a split in the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States of America]]. Evangelicalism began to reassert itself in the second half of the 1930s. One factor was the advent of the radio as a means of mass communication. When <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Charles E. Fuller (Baptist minister)|Charles E. Fuller]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> began his "Old Fashioned Revival Hour" on October 3, 1937, he sought to avoid the contentious issues that had caused fundamentalists to be characterized as narrow.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fuller |first=Daniel |title=Give the Winds a Mighty Voice: The Story of Charles E. Fuller |date=1972 |publisher=Word Books |location=Waco, TX |page=140 |oclc=680000513}}</ref> One hundred forty-seven representatives from thirty-four denominations met from April 7 through 9, 1942, in [[St. Louis]], Missouri, for a "National Conference for United Action among Evangelicals." The next year six hundred representatives in Chicago established the [[National Association of Evangelicals]] (NAE) with [[Harold Ockenga]] as its first president. The NAE was partly a reaction to the founding of the [[American Council of Christian Churches]] (ACCC) under the leadership of the fundamentalist [[Carl McIntire]]. The ACCC in turn had been founded to counter the influence of the [[Federal Council of Churches]] (later merged into the [[National Council of Churches]]), which fundamentalists saw as increasingly embracing modernism in its [[ecumenism]].{{sfn|Carpenter|1999|pp=141–150}} Those who established the NAE had come to view the name fundamentalist as "an embarrassment instead of a badge of honor."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kantzer |first=Kenneth |date=September 16, 1996 |title=Standing on the Promises |magazine=Christianity Today |volume=40 |page=30 |number=10}}</ref> Evangelical revivalist radio preachers organized themselves in the [[National Religious Broadcasters]] in 1944 in order to regulate their activity.<ref>J. Gordon Melton, Phillip Charles Lucas, Jon R. Stone, ''Prime-time Religion: An Encyclopedia of Religious Broadcasting'', Oryx Press, USA, 1997, p. 383</ref> With the founding of the NAE, American Protestantism was divided into three large groups—the fundamentalists, the modernists, and the new evangelicals, who sought to position themselves between the other two. In 1947 Harold Ockenga coined the term '''neo-evangelicalism'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> to identify a movement distinct from fundamentalism. The neo-evangelicals had three broad characteristics that distinguished them from the conservative fundamentalism of the ACCC: {{ordered list | They encouraged engagement in social concerns; | They promoted high standards of academic scholarship; and | They rejected the ecclesiastical separatism promoted by McIntire,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amcouncilcc.org/constitution.asp |title=Constitution of the American Council of Christian Churches |last=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=American Council of Christian Churches |access-date=December 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722180937/http://www.amcouncilcc.org/constitution.asp |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> often pursuing collaboration with others through parachurch organizations.{{sfn|Carpenter|1999|p=240}}}} Each of these characteristics took concrete shape by the mid-1950s. In 1947 [[Carl F. H. Henry]]'s book ''The Uneasy Conscience of Fundamentalism'' called on evangelicals to engage in addressing social concerns: {{Blockquote | text=[I]t remains true that the evangelical, in the very proportion that the culture in which he lives is not actually Christian, must unite with non-evangelicals for social betterment if it is to be achieved at all, simply because the evangelical forces do not predominate. To say that evangelicalism should not voice its convictions in a non-evangelical environment is simply to rob evangelicalism of its missionary vision.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Henry |first=Carl F. H. |title=The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism |date=2004 |publisher=Eerdmans |isbn=080282661X |edition=reprint |location=Grand Rapids, MI |pages=80–81 |orig-year=1947}}</ref>}} In the same year [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] was established with Ockenga as its president and Henry as the head of its theology department. [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 194-0798-29, Düsseldorf, Veranstaltung mit Billy Graham.jpg|thumb|The evangelical revivalist [[Billy Graham]] in [[Duisburg]], Germany, 1954.]] The strongest impetus, however, was the development of the work of [[Billy Graham]]. In 1951, with producer Dick Ross, he founded the film production company [[World Wide Pictures]].<ref>John Lyden, ''The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film'', Taylor & Francis, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2009, p. 82</ref> Graham had begun his career with the support of McIntire and fellow conservatives [[Bob Jones Sr.]] and [[John R. Rice (pastor)|John R. Rice]]. However, in broadening the reach of his London crusade of 1954, he accepted the support of denominations that those men disapproved of. When he went even further in his 1957 New York crusade, conservatives strongly condemned him and withdrew their support.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martin |first=William |title=A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story |date=1991 |publisher=William Morrow |location=New York |pages=218–224}}</ref>{{sfn|Marsden|1987|pp=159–160}} According to William Martin: {{Blockquote | text=The New York crusade did not cause the division between the old Fundamentalists and the New Evangelicals; that had been signaled by the nearly simultaneous founding of the NAE and McIntire's American Council of Christian Churches 15 years earlier. But it did provide an event around which the two groups were forced to define themselves.<ref>Martin, ''A Prophet with Honor'', 224.</ref>}} A fourth development—the founding of ''[[Christianity Today]]'' (''CT'') with Henry as its first editor—was strategic in giving neo-evangelicals a platform to promote their views and in positioning them between the fundamentalists and modernists. In a letter to Harold Lindsell, Graham said that ''CT'' would: {{Blockquote | text=plant the evangelical flag in the middle of the road, taking a conservative theological position but a definite liberal approach to social problems. It would combine the best in liberalism and the best in fundamentalism without compromising theologically.<ref>Billy Graham to Harold Lindsell, January 25, 1955, Harold Lindsell papers, Billy Graham Center Archive, Collection 192; quoted in Marsden, ''Reforming Fundamentalism'', p. 158.</ref>}} The postwar period also saw growth of the [[ecumenical movement]] and the founding of the [[World Council of Churches]], which the Evangelical community generally regarded with suspicion.<ref>Martin Marty states, "To find foils on the church front, evangelicals have to exaggerate the power of the World Council of Churches and almost invent power for the National Council of Churches." Marty, "The Years of the Evangelicals." ''Christian Century'' (1989) February 15, 1989, pp. 171–174.</ref> In the United Kingdom, [[John Stott]] (1921–2011) and [[Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] (1899–1981) emerged as key leaders in Evangelical Christianity. The charismatic movement began in the 1960s and resulted in the introduction of Pentecostal theology and practice into many mainline denominations. New charismatic groups such as the [[Association of Vineyard Churches]] and [[Newfrontiers]] trace their roots to this period (see also [[British New Church Movement]]). The closing years of the 20th century saw controversial [[postmodern]] influences entering some parts of Evangelicalism, particularly with the [[emerging church]] movement. Also controversial is the relationship between spiritualism and contemporary military metaphors and practices animating many branches of Christianity but especially relevant in the sphere of Evangelicalism. [[Spiritual warfare]] is the latest iteration in a long-standing partnership between religious organization and [[militarization]], two spheres that are rarely considered together, although aggressive forms of prayer have long been used to further the aims of expanding Evangelical influence. Major moments of increased political militarization have occurred concurrently with the growth of prominence of militaristic imagery in evangelical communities. This paradigmatic language, paired with an increasing reliance on sociological and academic research to bolster militarized sensibility, serves to illustrate the violent ethos that effectively underscores militarized forms of evangelical prayer.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McAlister |first=Elizabeth |date=2015 |title=The militarization of prayer in America: white and Native American spiritual warfare |journal=Journal of Religious and Political Practice |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=114–130 |doi=10.1080/20566093.2016.1085239|doi-access=free }}</ref> [[File:Lakewood worship.jpg|thumb|An [[evangelical charismatic movement|evangelical charismatic]] [[Worship service (evangelicalism)|worship service]] at [[Lakewood Church]], Houston, Texas, in 2013]] ===21st century=== In Nigeria, evangelical [[megachurches]], such as [[Redeemed Christian Church of God]] and [[Living Faith Church Worldwide]], have built autonomous cities with houses, supermarkets, banks, universities, and power plants.<ref name="s2">Ruth Maclean, [https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/sep/11/eat-pray-live-lagos-nigeria-megachurches-redemption-camp Eat, pray, live: the Lagos megachurches building their very own cities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912211615/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/sep/11/eat-pray-live-lagos-nigeria-megachurches-redemption-camp |date=September 12, 2017 }}, theguardian.com, UK, September 11, 2017</ref> Evangelical Christian film production societies were founded, such as [[Pure Flix]] in 2005 and [[Kendrick Brothers]] in 2013.<ref>Jim Wallace, [https://www.walb.com/story/21935069/kendrick-brothers-want-to-train-next-generation-of-christian-film-makers/ Kendrick brothers want to train next generation of Christian film makers], walb.com, USA, April 10, 2013</ref><ref>Mia Galuppo, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/faith-based-company-pure-flix-841122 Faith-Based Company Pure Flix Launches Theatrical Distribution Arm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811225558/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/faith-based-company-pure-flix-841122 |date=August 11, 2017 }}, hollywoodreporter.com, USA, November 17, 2015</ref> The growth of evangelical churches continues with the construction of new places of [[Worship service (evangelicalism)|worship]] or enlargements in various regions of the world.<ref>Marie Malzac, [https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/France/En-France-evangeliques-consolident-leur-croissance-2017-01-04-1200814724 En France, les évangéliques consolident leur croissance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220161317/https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/France/En-France-evangeliques-consolident-leur-croissance-2017-01-04-1200814724 |date=February 20, 2021 }}, la-croix.com, France, January 4, 2017</ref><ref>Nioni Masela, [http://adiac-congo.com/content/architecture-un-temple-de-trois-mille-places-erige-righini-24592 Architecture : un temple de trois mille places érigé à Righini] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103085306/http://adiac-congo.com/content/architecture-un-temple-de-trois-mille-places-erige-righini-24592 |date=November 3, 2020 }}, adiac-congo.com, Congo-Kinshasa, December 9, 2014</ref><ref>Marie-Ève Cousineau, [http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2013/11/17/003-eglises-evangeliques-populaires.shtml La montée des églises évangéliques] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315130549/http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2013/11/17/003-eglises-evangeliques-populaires.shtml |date=March 15, 2016 }}, radio-canada.ca, Canada, November 17, 2013</ref> ==Global statistics== [[File:Église Baptiste le Rocher Lomé culte.jpg |300px|thumb|right| [[Worship service (evangelicalism)|Worship service]] at The Rock Baptist Church of [[Lomé]], member of the [[Togo Baptist Convention]].]] According to a 2011 [[Pew Forum]] study on global Christianity, 285,480,000 or 13.1 percent of all Christians are Evangelicals.<ref name="PewGlobalChristianity67">{{Citation |title=Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population |date=December 19, 2011 |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-exec/ |publisher=[[Pew Forum]] on Religion and Public Life}}</ref>{{rp|17}} These figures do not include the Pentecostalism and Charismatic movements. The study states that the category "Evangelicals" should not be considered as a separate category of "Pentecostal and Charismatic" categories, since some believers consider themselves in both movements where their church is affiliated with an Evangelical association.<ref name=PewGlobalChristianity67/>{{rp|18}} In 2015, the [[World Evangelical Alliance]] is "a network of churches in 129 nations that have each formed an Evangelical alliance and over 100 international organizations joining together to give a world-wide identity, voice, and platform to more than 600 million Evangelical Christians".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldea.org/whoweare/introduction |title=WEA |year=2015 |website=[[World Evangelical Alliance]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315215206/http://www.worldea.org/whoweare/introduction |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 5</ref> The Alliance was formed in 1951 by Evangelicals from 21 countries. It has worked to support its members to work together globally. According to [[Sébastien Fath]] of [[CNRS]], in 2016, there are 619 million Evangelicals in the world, one in four Christians.<ref name="CNRS">Loup Besmond de Senneville, la-croix.com, [https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Monde/Dans-monde-chretien-quatre-evangelique-2016-01-25-1200735150 Dans le monde, un chrétien sur quatre est évangélique] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111041849/https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Monde/Dans-monde-chretien-quatre-evangelique-2016-01-25-1200735150 |date=November 11, 2017 }}, France, January 25, 2016</ref> In 2017, about 630 million, an increase of 11 million, including Pentecostals.<ref>CNEF, [https://lecnef.org/statistiques-internationales/1152-les-evangeliques-dans-le-monde-statistiques-globales-2017 GLOBAL STATISTICS 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040034/https://lecnef.org/statistiques-internationales/1152-les-evangeliques-dans-le-monde-statistiques-globales-2017 |date=December 1, 2017 }}, lecnef.org, France, accessed November 18, 2017</ref> Operation World estimates the number of Evangelicals at 545.9 million, which makes for 7.9 percent of the world's population.<ref name="ow">{{Cite web|url=http://www.operationworld.org/wrld|title=World | Operation World|website=www.operationworld.org}}</ref> From 1960 to 2000, the global growth of the number of reported Evangelicals grew three times the world's population rate, and twice that of Islam.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Milne |first=Bruce |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_ttliPuhjQC&q=%22population+rate%22+%22growth+rate%22+of+evangelical |title=Know the Truth: A Handbook of Christian Belief |publisher=InterVarsity Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-83082-576-9 |page=332 |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> According to Operation World, the Evangelical population's current annual growth rate is 2.6 percent, still more than twice the world's population growth rate.<ref name="ow" /> ===Africa=== In the 21st century, there are Evangelical churches active in many African countries. They have grown especially since independence came in the 1960s,<ref>{{Citation |last=Freston |first=Paul |title=Evangelicals and Politics in Asia, Africa and Latin America |pages=107–90 |year=2004}}.</ref> the strongest movements are based on [[Pentecostal]] beliefs. There is a wide range of theology and organizations, including some international movements. ==== Nigeria ==== [[File: Noah's Ark Auditorium.jpg|thumb|right|Worship service at Noah's Ark Auditorium, affiliated to the [[Full Life Christian Centre]], in 2019, in [[Uyo]], Nigeria]] In [[Nigeria]] the [[Evangelical Church of West Africa|Evangelical Church Winning All]] (formerly "Evangelical Church of West Africa") is the largest church organization with five thousand congregations and over ten million members. It sponsors three seminaries and eight Bible colleges, and 1600 missionaries who serve in Nigeria and other countries with the Evangelical Missionary Society (EMS). There have been serious confrontations since 1999 between Muslims and Christians standing in opposition to the expansion of Sharia law in northern Nigeria. The confrontation has radicalized and politicized the Christians. Violence has been escalating.{{sfn|Ranger|2008|pp=37–66}}{{clarify|date=February 2018}} ==== Ethiopia and Eritrea ==== In [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], and the [[Ethiopians|Ethiopian]] and [[Eritreans|Eritrean]] diaspora, [[P'ent'ay]] (from [[Ge'ez]]: ጴንጤ), also known as Ethiopian–Eritrean Evangelicalism, or Wenigēlawī (from [[Ge'ez]]: ወንጌላዊ – which directly translates to "Evangelical") are terms used for Evangelical Christians and other [[Eastern Protestant Christianity|Eastern/Oriental-oriented Protestant Christians]] within [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]], and the [[Ethiopians|Ethiopian]] and [[Eritreans|Eritrean]] diaspora abroad.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The peace-making Pentecostal |url=https://www.eternitynews.com.au/opinion/the-peace-making-pentecostal/,%20https://www.eternitynews.com.au/opinion/the-peace-making-pentecostal/ |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=www.eternitynews.com.au |date=October 15, 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ethiopian Culture – Religion |url=http://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/ethiopian-culture/ethiopian-culture-religion |access-date=December 2, 2020 |website=Cultural Atlas |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryan |first=Jack |title=Ethiopia Grants Autonomy to Evangelical Heartland |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/december/sidama-referendum-ethiopia-evangelicals-hawassa-snnpr.html |access-date=December 2, 2020 |website=News & Reporting |date=December 4, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Prominent movements among them have been [[Pentecostalism]] ([[Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church]]), the [[Baptists|Baptist]] tradition ([[Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church]]), [[Lutheranism]] ([[Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus]] and [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea]]), and the [[Mennonites|Mennonite]]-[[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] tradition ([[Meserete Kristos Church]]).<ref name=":6">{{cite web |title=Current Influences and connections of western and Ethiopian churches |url=http://www.worldmap.org/maps/other/profiles/ethiopia/ET.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231751/http://www.worldmap.org/maps/other/profiles/ethiopia/ET.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2016 |website=worldmap.org}}</ref> ==== Kenya ==== In [[Kenya]], mainstream Evangelical denominations have taken the lead{{dubious|date=May 2013}} in promoting political activism and backers, with the smaller Evangelical sects of less importance. [[Daniel arap Moi]] was president 1978 to 2002 and claimed to be an Evangelical; he proved intolerant of dissent or pluralism or decentralization of power.{{sfn|Ranger|2008|pp=66–94}} ==== South Africa ==== [[File:AFM Word And Life Boksburg worship.jpg|thumb|260px|Worship at the Word and Life Church in [[Boksburg]], South Africa]] The [[Berlin Missionary Society]] (BMS) was one of four German Protestant mission societies active in South Africa before 1914. It emerged from the German tradition of Pietism after 1815 and sent its first missionaries to South Africa in 1834. There were few positive reports in the early years, but it was especially active 1859–1914. It was especially strong in the Boer republics. The World War cut off contact with Germany, but the missions continued at a reduced pace. After 1945 the missionaries had to deal with decolonization across Africa and especially with the apartheid government. At all times the BMS emphasized spiritual inwardness, and values such as morality, hard work and self-discipline. It proved unable to speak and act decisively against injustice and racial discrimination and was disbanded in 1972.<ref>{{Citation |last=Pakendorf |first=Gunther |title=A Brief History of the Berlin Mission Society in South Africa |journal=History Compass |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=106–18 |year=2011 |doi=10.1111/j.1478-0542.2009.00624.x}}.</ref> ==== Malawi ==== Since 1974, young professionals have been the active proselytizers of Evangelicalism in the cities of Malawi.<ref>{{Citation |last=van Dijk |first=Richard A |title=Young Puritan Preachers in Post-Independence Malawi |journal=Africa |volume=62 |issue=2 |pages=159–81 |year=1992 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |doi=10.2307/1160453 |jstor=1160453 |hdl=1887/9406|s2cid=145118669 |hdl-access=free }}.</ref> ==== Mozambique ==== In Mozambique, Evangelical Protestant Christianity emerged around 1900 from black migrants whose converted previously in South Africa. They were assisted by European missionaries, but, as industrial workers, they paid for their own churches and proselytizing. They prepared southern Mozambique for the spread of Evangelical Protestantism. During its time as a colonial power in Mozambique, the Catholic Portuguese government tried to counter the spread of Evangelical Protestantism.<ref>{{Citation |last=Harries |first=Patrick |title=Christianity in Black and White: The Establishment of Protestant Churches in Southern Mozambique |work=Lusotopie |pages=317–33 |year=1988}}.</ref> ====East African Revival==== {{main|East African Revival}} The East African Revival was a renewal movement within Evangelical churches in East Africa during the late 1920s and 1930s<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Kevin |title=The East African Revival: History and Legacies |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |year=2012 |location=Surrey, England |page=3}}</ref> that began at a [[Church Missionary Society]] mission station in the Belgian territory of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in 1929, and spread to: Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya during the 1930s and 1940s contributing to the significant growth of the church in East Africa through the 1970s and had a visible influence on Western missionaries who were observer-participants of the movement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=MacMaster |first=Richard K. |title=A Gentle Wind of God: The Influence of the East Africa Revival |publisher=Herald Press |year=2006 |location=Scottdale, PA}}</ref>{{page needed|date=July 2012}} ===Latin America=== {{see also|Political influence of Evangelicalism in Latin America}} [[File:Culto en El Lugar de Su Presencia, 2019.jpg|thumb|right| Worship at [[El Lugar de Su Presencia]], in [[Bogotá]], in Colombia, 2019.]] In modern Latin America, the term "Evangelical" is often simply a synonym for "[[Protestant]]".<ref name="LarsenTreier2007">{{Cite book |last1=Larsen |first1=Timothy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlmXBe0RPxYC&pg=PA261 |title=The Cambridge Companion to Evangelical Theology |last2=Treier |first2=Daniel J |date=April 12, 2007 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-82750-8 |page=261 |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/01/us-hispanics-are-becoming-less-catholic/ |title=U.S. Hispanics Are Becoming Less Catholic |date=March 1, 2013 |magazine=Time |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/node/12564066 |title=Religion in Latin America: Hola, Luther |date=November 8, 2008 |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> ====Brazil==== {{main |Protestantism in Brazil}} [[File:Templo de Salomão - 1.JPG|thumb|[[Templo de Salomão|Temple of Solomon]] replica built by the [[Universal Church of the Kingdom of God]] in São Paulo.]] Protestantism in Brazil largely originated with [[German Brazilians|German immigrants]] and British and American missionaries in the 19th century, following up on efforts that began in the 1820s.<ref>{{Citation |last=Leonard |first=Émil-G |title=O Protestantismo Brasileiro |year=1963 |trans-title=Brazilian Protestantism |place=São Paulo |publisher=ASTE |language=pt}}.</ref> In the late nineteenth century, while the vast majority of Brazilians were nominal Catholics, the nation was underserved by priests, and for large numbers their religion was only nominal.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} The Catholic Church in Brazil was de-established in 1890, and responded by increasing the number of dioceses and the efficiency of its clergy. Many Protestants came from a large German immigrant community, but they were seldom engaged in proselytism and grew mostly by natural increase. Methodists were active along with Presbyterians and Baptists. The Scottish missionary [[Robert Reid Kalley]], with support from the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]], moved to Brazil in 1855, founding the first Evangelical church among the Portuguese-speaking population there in 1856. It was organized according to the Congregational policy as the Igreja Evangélica Fluminense; it became the mother church of Congregationalism in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Testa |first=Michael |year=1964 |title=Part 2: Portuguese Protestants in the Americas |journal=Journal of Presbyterian History |series=The Apostle of Madeira |volume=42 |pages=244–71 |number=4}}.</ref> The [[Seventh-day Adventist]]s arrived in 1894, and the YMCA was organized in 1896. The missionaries promoted schools colleges and seminaries, including a liberal arts college in São Paulo, later known as Mackenzie, and an agricultural school in [[Lavras]]. The Presbyterian schools in particular later became the nucleus of the governmental system. In 1887 Protestants in Rio de Janeiro formed a hospital. The missionaries largely reached a working-class audience, as the Brazilian upper-class was wedded either to Catholicism or to secularism. By 1914, Protestant churches founded by American missionaries had 47,000 communicants, served by 282 missionaries. In general, these missionaries were more successful than they had been in Mexico, Argentina or elsewhere in Latin America.<ref>{{Citation |last=Latourette |first=Kenneth Scott |title=A history of the expansion of Christianity |volume=V: The great century in the Americas, Austral-Asia, and Africa: A.D. 1800 – A.D. 1914 |pages=120–3 |year=1943}}.</ref> There were 700,000 Protestants by 1930, and increasingly they were in charge of their own affairs. In 1930, the Methodist Church of Brazil became independent of the missionary societies and elected its own bishop. Protestants were largely from a working-class, but their religious networks help speed their upward social mobility.<ref>{{Citation |last=Latourette |first=Kenneth Scott |title=A history of the expansion of Christianity |volume=VII: Advance through Storm: A.D. 1914 and after, with concluding generalizations |pages=181–2 |year=1945}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Braga |first1=Erasmo |title=The Republic of Brazil: A survey of the religious situation |year=1932 |last2=Trubb |first2=Kenneth G}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2013}} [[File:Culto Primeira Igreja Batista do Bairro Sol Nascente.jpg|thumb|Baptist worship service in Brazil]] Protestants accounted for fewer than 5 percent of the population until the 1960s but grew exponentially by proselytizing and by 2000 made up over 15 percent of Brazilians affiliated with a church. Pentecostals and charismatic groups account for the vast majority of this expansion. Pentecostal missionaries arrived early in the 20th century. Pentecostal conversions surged during the 1950s and 1960s, when native Brazilians began founding autonomous churches. The most influential included [[Brazil for Christ Pentecostal Church|Brasil Para o Cristo]] (Brazil for Christ), founded in 1955 by Manoel de Mello. With an emphasis on personal salvation, on God's healing power, and on strict moral codes these groups have developed broad appeal, particularly among the booming urban migrant communities. In Brazil, since the mid-1990s, groups committed to uniting black identity, antiracism, and Evangelical theology have rapidly proliferated.<ref>{{Citation |last=Burdick |first=John |title=Why is the Black Evangelical Movement Growing in Brazil? |journal=Journal of Latin American Studies |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=311–32 |year=2005 |doi=10.1017/s0022216x05009028}}.</ref> Pentecostalism arrived in Brazil with Swedish and American missionaries in 1911. it grew rapidly but endured numerous schisms and splits. In some areas the Evangelical [[Assembleias de Deus|Assemblies of God]] churches have taken a leadership role in politics since the 1960s. They claimed major credit for the election of [[Fernando Collor de Mello]] as president of Brazil in 1990.<ref>{{Citation |last=Chesnut |first=R. Andrew |title=The Salvation Army or the Army's Salvation?: Pentecostal Politics in Amazonian Brazil, 1962–1992 |work=Luso-Brazilian Review |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=33–49 |year=1999}}.</ref> [[File:Galeria arquitetônica.jpg|thumb|Pentecostal worship service in [[Araras]], Brazil]] According to the 2000 census, 15.4 percent of the Brazilian population was Protestant. Recent research conducted by the [[Grupo Folha|Datafolha institute]] shows that 25 percent of Brazilians are Protestants, of which 19 percent are followers of Pentecostal denominations. The 2010 census found out that 22.2 percent were Protestant at that date. Protestant denominations saw a rapid growth in their number of followers since the last decades of the 20th century.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Birman |first1=Patrícia |title=Whatever Happened to What Used to Be the Largest Catholic Country in the World? |journal=Daedalus |volume=129 |issue=2 |pages=271–90 |year=2000 |jstor=20027637 |last2=Leite |first2=Márcia Pereira}}.</ref> They are politically and socially conservative, and emphasize that God's favor translates into business success.<ref>{{Citation |last=Londono |first=Diana |title=Evangelicals in Brazil |date=December 5, 2012 |url=http://www.coha.org/evangelicals-in-brazil/ |work=Hemispheric Affairs |publisher=Coha}}.</ref> The rich and the poor remained traditional Catholics, while most Evangelical Protestants were in the new lower-middle class – known as the "C class" (in a A–E classification system).<ref>{{Citation |last=Antunes |first=Anderson |title=The Richest Pastors in Brazil |date=January 17, 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2013/01/17/the-richest-pastors-in-brazil/ |work=Forbes}}.</ref> Chesnut argues that Pentecostalism has become "one of the principal organizations of the poor", for these churches provide the sort of social network that teach members the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly developing meritocratic society.{{sfn|Chesnut|1997|p=104}} One large Evangelical church that originated from Brazil is the [[Universal Church of the Kingdom of God]] (IURD), a neo‐Pentecostal denomination begun in 1977. It now has a presence in many countries, and claims millions of members worldwide.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Jacob |first1=CR |title=Atlas da Filiação Religiosa e Indicadores Sociais no Brasil |year=2003 |trans-title=Brazilian Religious Affiliation & Social Indicators Atlas |place=São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro |publisher=PUC-Rio, Edições Loyola |language=pt |isbn=85-15-02719-4 |last2=Hees |first2=DR |last3=Waniez |first3=P |last4=Brustlein |first4=V}}.</ref> ====Guatemala==== {{Main|Religion in Guatemala}} Protestants remained a small portion of the population until the late-twentieth century, when various Protestant groups experienced a demographic boom that coincided with the increasing violence of the Guatemalan Civil War. Two former Guatemalan heads of state, General [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] and [[Jorge Serrano Elías]] have been practicing Evangelical Protestants, as is Guatemala's former President, [[Jimmy Morales]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Garrard-Burnett |title=Protestantism in Guatemala |pages=138–61}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Garrard-Burnett |first=Virginia |title=Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit: Guatemala under General Efrain Rios Montt 1982–1983 |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2011 |location=New York}}</ref> General Montt, an Evangelical from the Pentecostal tradition, came to power through a coup. He escalated the war against leftist guerrilla insurgents as a holy war against atheistic "forces of evil".{{sfn|Chesnut|1997|p=[https://archive.org/details/bornagaininbrazi0000ches/page/145 145]}} ===Asia=== [[File:Revival crusade in Andhra Pradesh, India, Johannes Maas, American evangelist, speaking.jpg|thumb|right|American pastor Johannes Maas preaching in [[Andhra Pradesh, India]] in 1974. Spreading the [[Christian revival|revival]] is an essential part of work done by evangelical missionaries.]] ====South Korea==== {{main |Christianity in Korea}} Protestant missionary activity in Asia was most successful in Korea. American Presbyterians and Methodists arrived in the 1880s and were well received. Between 1910 and 1945, when Korea was a Japanese colony, Christianity became in part an expression of nationalism in opposition to Japan's efforts to enforce the Japanese language and the Shinto religion.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Kane |first1=Danielle |title=The Puzzle of Korean Christianity: Geopolitical Networks and Religious Conversion in Early Twentieth-Century East Asia |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=115 |issue=2 |pages=365–404 |year=2009 |doi=10.1086/599246 |last2=Park |first2=Jung Mee|s2cid=143736997 }}.</ref> In 1914, out of 16 million people, there were 86,000 Protestants and 79,000 Catholics; by 1934, the numbers were 168,000 and 147,000. Presbyterian missionaries were especially successful.<ref>{{Citation |last=Latourette |first=Kenneth Scott |title=A history of the expansion of Christianity |volume=VII: Advance through Storm: A.D. 1914 and after, with concluding generalizations |pages=401–7 |year=1945}}.</ref> Since the Korean War (1950–53), many Korean Christians have migrated to the U.S., while those who remained behind have risen sharply in social and economic status. Most Korean Protestant churches in the 21st century emphasize their Evangelical heritage. Korean Evangelicalism is characterized by theological conservatism{{clarify |date=May 2013}} coupled with an emotional revivalist{{clarify |date=May 2013}} style. Most churches sponsor revival meetings once or twice a year. Missionary work is a high priority, with 13,000 men and women serving in missions across the world, putting Korea in second place just behind the US.<ref>{{Citation |last=Ryu |first=Dae Young |s2cid=162153162 |title=The Origin and Characteristics of Evangelical Protestantism in Korea at the Turn of the Twentieth Century |journal=Church History |volume=77 |issue=2 |pages=371–98 |year=2008 |doi=10.1017/S0009640708000589}}.</ref> [[File:141225과천교회 성가대 크리스마스 축하공연66.jpg|thumb|Gwacheon Presbyterian Church in South Korea]] Sukman argues that since 1945, Protestantism has been widely seen by Koreans as the religion of the middle class, youth, intellectuals, urbanites, and modernists.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite journal |last=Sukman |first=Jang |year=2004 |title=Historical Currents and Characteristics of Korean Protestantism after Liberation |journal=Korea Journal |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=133–156}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Samuel P. Huntington |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LO4xG-bH1CQC&pg=PA101 |title=The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order |year=2007 |isbn=9781416561248 |page=101| publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref> It has been a powerful force{{dubious | date=May 2013}} supporting South Korea's pursuit of modernity and emulation{{dubious|date=May 2013}} of the United States, and opposition to the old Japanese colonialism and to the [[authoritarianism]] of North Korea.<ref>{{Citation |last=Sukman |first=Jang |title=Historical Currents and Characteristics of Korean Protestantism after Liberation |work=Korea Journal |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=133–56 |year=2004}}.</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2013}} South Korea has been referred as an "evangelical superpower" for being the home to some of the largest and most dynamic Christian churches in the world; South Korea is also second to the U.S. in the number of missionaries sent abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statepress.com/2011/03/09/professor-explains-religion%E2%80%99s-popularity-in-south-korea/ |title=Professor explains religion's popularity in South Korea |last=Ferguson |first=Tessa |date=March 9, 2011 |website=ASU News |publisher=The State Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219044105/http://www.statepress.com/2011/03/09/professor-explains-religion%e2%80%99s-popularity-in-south-korea/ |archive-date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2013 |place=Arizona State University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 3, 2006 |title=Missions Incredible |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/march/16.28.html |magazine=Christianity Today |access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-6208-9780824833756.aspx |title=Born Again: Evangelicalism in Korea |date=June 14, 2013 |publisher=UH Press |access-date=July 25, 2013 |place=Hawai'i}}</ref> According to 2015 South Korean census, 9.7 million or 19.7 percent of the population described themselves as Protestants, many of whom belong to Presbyterian churches shaped by Evangelicalism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1PM1502&conn_path=I2 |title=KOSIS |website=kosis.kr |access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref> ==== Philippines ==== {{Main|Evangelicalism in the Philippines}} According to the 2010 census, 2.68 percent of Filipinos are Evangelicals. The [[Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches]] (PCEC), an organization of more than seventy Evangelical and Mainline Protestant churches, and more than 210 para-church organizations in the Philippines, counts more than 11 million members as of 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.operationworld.org/phil |title=Philippines {{!}} Operation World |website=www.operationworld.org |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075916/http://www.operationworld.org/phil |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Europe=== [[File:Kirkkokatu 34 Oulu 20130518.JPG|thumb|Evangelical Free Church at Kirkkokatu street in [[Vanhatulli]] neighborhood in [[Oulu]], Finland.]] ====France==== {{further|Protestantism in France}} In 2019, it was reported that Evangelicalism in France was growing, and a new Evangelical church was built every 10 days and now counts 700,000 followers across France.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190712-focus-france-evangelical-churches-gaining-ground-evangelism-worshippers-pastor |title=Focus – Evangelical churches gaining ground in France |date=July 12, 2019}}</ref> ====Great Britain==== {{further|Methodism|Clapham Sect|Conservative Evangelicalism in Britain}} John Wesley (1703–1791) was an Anglican cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles Wesley (1707–1788) and fellow cleric George Whitefield (1714–1770), founded Methodism. After 1791 the movement became independent of the Anglican Church as the "Methodist Connection". It became a force in its own right, especially among the working class.<ref>Anthony Armstrong, ''The Church of England: the Methodists and society, 1700–1850'' (1973).</ref> The ''Clapham Sect'' was a group of Church of England evangelicals and social reformers based in [[Clapham, London|Clapham]], London; they were active 1780s–1840s). [[John Newton]] (1725–1807) was the founder. They are described by the historian Stephen Tomkins as "a network of friends and families in England, with William Wilberforce as its center of gravity, who were powerfully bound together by their shared moral and spiritual values, by their religious mission and social activism, by their love for each other, and by marriage".<ref>Stephen Tomkins, ''The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's circle changed Britain'' (2010) p. 1.</ref> Evangelicalism was a major force in the Anglican Church from about 1800 to the 1860s. By 1848 when an evangelical [[John Bird Sumner]] became Archbishop of Canterbury, between a quarter and a third of all Anglican clergy were linked to the movement, which by then had diversified greatly in its goals and they were no longer considered an organized faction.<ref>Boyd Hilton, ''A Mad, Bad, Dangerous People? England 1783–1846'' (2006), p 175.</ref><ref>John Wolffe, ''Expansion of Evangelicalism: The Age of Wilberforce, More, Chalmers & Finney'' (2007)</ref><ref>Owen Chadwick, ''The Victorian Church, Part One: 1829–1859'' (1966) pp 440–55.</ref> [[File:Triumphant Global Church service.jpg|thumb|The Church Triumphant Global in [[Croydon]], United Kingdom]] In the 21st century there are an estimated 2 million Evangelicals in the UK.<ref>Churchgoing the UK published by Tearfund 2007</ref> According to research performed by the Evangelical Alliance in 2013, 87 percent of UK evangelicals attend Sunday morning church services every week and 63 percent attend weekly or fortnightly small groups.<ref>Life in the Church published Evangelical Alliance 2013</ref> An earlier survey conducted in 2012 found that 92 percent of evangelicals agree it is a Christian's duty to help those in poverty and 45 percent attend a church which has a fund or scheme that helps people in immediate need, and 42 percent go to a church that supports or runs a foodbank. 63 percent believe in tithing, and so give around 10 percent of their income to their church, Christian organizations and various charities<ref>Does Money Matter? published by Evangelical Alliance 2012</ref> 83 percent of UK evangelicals believe that the Bible has supreme authority in guiding their beliefs, views and behavior and 52 percent read or listen to the Bible daily.<ref>21st Century Evangelicals published by Evangelical Alliance 2010</ref> The [[Evangelical Alliance]], formed in 1846, was the first ecumenical evangelical body in the world and works to unite evangelicals, helping them listen to, and be heard by, the government, media and society. ====Switzerland==== {{further|Protestantism in Switzerland}} Since the 1970s, the number of Evangelicals and Evangelical congregations has grown strongly in Switzerland. Population censuses suggest that these congregations saw the number of their members triple from 1970 to 2000, qualified as a "spectacular development" by specialists.<ref>Bovay Claude & Broquet Raphaël. 2004. "Le paysage religieux en Suisse". Neuchâtel: Office Fédéral de la Statistique. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/catalogues-banques-donnees/publications.assetdetail.341772.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215084332/https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/catalogues-banques-donnees/publications.assetdetail.341772.html |date=February 15, 2022}}.</ref> Sociologists [[Jörg Stolz]] and Olivier Favre show that the growth is due to charismatic and Pentecostal groups, while classical evangelical groups are stable and fundamentalist groups are in decline.<ref>Stolz Jörg & Favre Olivier. 2019. Growth and Decline of Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Pentecostals, and Charismatics in Switzerland 1970–2013. Journal for the scientific study of religion, 58: 604–625, https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12616.</ref> A quantitative national census on religious congregations reveals the important diversity of evangelicalism in Switzerland.<ref>Monnot Christophe & Stolz Jörg. 2014. The Diversity of Religious Diversity. Using Census and NCS Methodology in Order to Map and Assess the Religious Diversity of a Whole Country. In: Giordan G., Pace E. (eds) Religious Pluralism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06623-3_6 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230132053/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-06623-3_6 |date=December 30, 2022}}</ref> === Anglo America === ==== United States ==== {{Main|Evangelicalism in the United States}} [[File:Lancaster Baptist Church Main Auditorium.jpg|thumb|right|Worship service at the Baptist Church in [[Lancaster, California]]]] [[File:BibleBelt.png|thumb|Socially conservative evangelical Protestantism plays a major role in the [[Bible Belt]], an area covering almost all of the Southern United States. Evangelicals form a majority in the region.]] By the late 19th to early 20th century, most American Protestants were Evangelicals. A bitter divide had arisen between the more liberal-modernist mainline denominations and the fundamentalist denominations, the latter typically consisting of Evangelicals. Key issues included the truth of the Bible—literal or figurative, and teaching of evolution in the schools.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roger E. Olson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBtFlW8vxuwC&pg=PA37 |title=The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780664224646 |page=37}}</ref> During and after World War II, Evangelicals became increasingly organized. There was a great expansion of Evangelical activity within the United States, "a revival of revivalism". [[Youth for Christ]] was formed; it later became the base for [[Billy Graham]]'s revivals. The National Association of Evangelicals formed in 1942 as a counterpoise to the mainline Federal Council of Churches. In 1942–43, the Old-Fashioned Revival Hour had a record-setting national radio audience.{{Sfn|Carpenter|1999}}{{Rp|needed=yes|date=September 2013}} With this organization, though, fundamentalist groups separated from Evangelicals. According to a [[Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life]] study, Evangelicals can be broadly divided into three camps: traditionalist, centrist, and modernist.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news |last=Luo |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/weekinreview/16luo.html?_r=1&adxnnlx=1145227368-p%20hJwvCXS0qceSTw%20jLi8w&pagewanted=all |title=Evangelicals Debate the Meaning of 'Evangelical' |date=April 16, 2006 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> A 2004 Pew survey identified that while 70.4 percent of Americans call themselves "Christian", Evangelicals only make up 26.3 percent of the population, while Catholics make up 22 percent and mainline Protestants make up 16 percent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/green-full.pdf |title=The American Religious Landscape and Political Attitudes: A Baseline for 2004 |last=Green |first=John C. |publisher=The Pew forum |type=survey |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304020453/http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/green-full.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2009}}</ref> Among the Christian population in 2020, mainline Protestants began to outnumber Evangelicals.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=July 16, 2021|title=The Unlikely Rebound of Mainline Protestantism|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-unlikely-rebound-of-mainline-protestantism|access-date=July 19, 2021|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 15, 2021|title=New national survey flips the narrative on mainline Protestants and the 'nones,' but why?|url=https://baptistnews.com/article/new-national-survey-flips-the-narrative-on-mainline-protestants-and-the-nones-but-why/|access-date=July 19, 2021|website=Baptist News Global|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mainline Protestantism is America's phantom limb|url=https://news.yahoo.com/mainline-protestantism-americas-phantom-limb-095209232.html|access-date=July 19, 2021|website=news.yahoo.com|date=July 17, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Evangelicals have been socially active throughout US history, a tradition dating back to the [[abolitionist]] movement of the [[Antebellum period]] and the [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]] movement.<ref>{{Citation |last=Clark |first=Norman H |title=Deliver Us from Evil: An Interpretation of American Prohibition |year=1976}}</ref> As a group, evangelicals are most often associated with the [[Christian right]]. However, a large number of [[Black Americans|black]] self-labeled Evangelicals, and a small proportion of liberal white self-labeled Evangelicals, gravitate towards the [[Christian left]].<ref name="heineman-god-conservative">Heineman, ''God is a Conservative'', pp 71–2, 173</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Shields |first=Jon A |title=The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right |pages=117, 121 |year=2009}}.</ref> Recurrent themes within American Evangelical discourse include abortion,<ref name="Dudley2011">{{Cite book |last=Dudley |first=Jonathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UHIWXheyNuEC |title=Broken Words: The Abuse of Science and Faith in American Politics |publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-385-52526-8 |access-date=February 24, 2015}}.</ref> [[evolution denial]],<ref name="NCSE 2001">{{Cite book |url=http://ncse.com/taking-action/ten-major-court-cases-evolution-creationism |title=Ten Major Court Cases about Evolution and Creationism |publisher=National Center for Science Education |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-385-52526-8 |access-date=March 21, 2015}}.</ref> secularism,<ref>Heineman, Kenneth J. (1998). ''God is a Conservative: Religion, Politics and Morality in Contemporary America''. pp. 44–123. {{ISBN|978-0-8147-3554-1}}.</ref> and the notion of the United States as a [[Christian nation]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Dershowitz |first=Alan M |title=Blasphemy: how the religious right is hijacking our Declaration of Independence |page=121 |year=2007}}.</ref><ref>Smith, Christian (2002). ''Christian America?: What Evangelicals Really Want''. p. 207.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Limbaugh |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p7nNBpEIrtYC |title=Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War Against Christians |publisher=Regnery |year=2003 |isbn=0-89526-111-1}}</ref> == Evangelical humanitarian aid == [[File:Wvi_relief.jpg|thumb|right| Emergency food distribution in a disaster area in Indonesia by [[World Vision International]], in 2009.]] In the 1940s, in the United States, [[neo-evangelicalism]] developed the importance of [[social justice]] and [[Christian humanitarian aid]] actions in Evangelical churches.<ref>Daniel Silliman, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/august-web-only/gods-internationalists-david-king-world-vision.html World Vision Helped Evangelicals Become Social Activists—Within Limits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020144243/https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/august-web-only/gods-internationalists-david-king-world-vision.html|date=October 20, 2022}}, christianitytoday, USA, August 2, 2019</ref><ref>David P. King, ''God's Internationalists: World Vision and the Age of Evangelical Humanitarianism'', University of Pennsylvania Press, USA, 2019, p. 47, 121</ref> The majority of evangelical Christian humanitarian organizations were founded in the second half of the 20th century.<ref>Brian Steensland, Philip Goff, ''The New Evangelical Social Engagement'', Oxford University Press USA, USA, 2014, p. 242-243</ref> Among those with the most partner countries, there was the foundation of [[World Vision International]] (1950), [[Samaritan's Purse]] (1970), [[Mercy Ships]] (1978), [[Prison Fellowship International]] (1979), [[International Justice Mission]] (1997).<ref>Wendy Murray Zoba, ''The Beliefnet Guide To Evangelical Christianity'', Three Leaves Press, USA, 2005, p. XX</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Evangelical Christianity|Christianity|Religion}} * [[Biblical literalism]] * [[Child evangelism movement]] * [[Christianese]] * [[Christian eschatology]] * [[Christian fundamentalism]] * [[Christian nationalism]] * [[Christian right]] * [[Christian Zionism]] * [[Christianity and politics]] * [[Conservative Evangelicalism in Britain]] * [[Evangelical Council of Venezuela]] * [[Evangelical Fellowship of Canada]] * [[Exvangelical]] * ''[[Jesus and John Wayne]]'' * [[List of the largest evangelical churches]] * [[List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums]] * [[List of evangelical Christians]] * [[List of evangelical seminaries and theological colleges]] * [[National Association of Evangelicals]] * [[Red-Letter Christian]] * [[The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind]] * [[World Evangelical Alliance]] * [[Worship service (evangelicalism)]] == Notes == {{NoteFoot}} == References == === Citations === {{Reflist}} === Sources === {{refbegin|40em}} * Balmer, Randall. 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''American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelicalism'' (Cambridge: Belknap Press, 2014). 480 pp. [http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=44771 online review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806005547/https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=44771 |date=August 6, 2020 }} * {{Cite book |last=Sweeney |first=Douglas A. |url=https://archive.org/details/americanevangeli0000swee |url-access=registration |title=The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement |date=2005 |publisher=Baker Academic |isbn=978-1-58558-382-9 }} * {{Cite book |last=Tomlinson |first=Dave |title=The Post-Evangelical |year=2007 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=978-0-310-25385-3 }} * {{Citation |last=Trueman |first=Carl |title=The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind |year=2011 |publisher=[[Moody Publishers]] |author-link=Carl Trueman}} * {{Citation |last=Witvliet |first=John D. |title=The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CPRWjoGOQJkC |pages=310–324 |year=2010 |editor-last=McDermott |editor-first=Gerald |contribution=Worship |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195369441 }} * {{Cite book |last=Wolffe |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7sUiYMEyVtsC |title=The Expansion of Evangelicalism: The Age of Wilberforce, More, Chalmers and Finney |date=2007 |publisher=InterVarsity Press |isbn=978-0-8308-2582-0 |series=A History of Evangelicalism |volume=2 }} * {{Cite book |last=Worthen |first=Molly |title=Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-19-989646-2 }} {{refend}} == Further reading == {{div col|content= * {{Citation |last=Balmer |first=Randall Herbert |title=Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=syUupeVJOz4C |year=2004 |publisher=Westminster John Knox Press |edition=2nd |format=excerpt and text search |isbn=9780664224097}}; [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921070303/http://www.questia.com/read/104231783/encyclopedia-of-evangelicalism online]. * {{Citation |last=Balmer |first=Randall Herbert |title=The Making of Evangelicalism: From Revivalism to Politics and Beyond |year=2010 |author-mask=3 |isbn=978-1-60258-243-9}}. * {{Citation |last=Balmer |first=Randall Herbert |title=Blessed Assurance: A History of Evangelicalism in America |year=2000 |author-mask=3}} * {{Citation |last=Bastian |first=Jean-Pierre |title=Le Protestantisme en Amérique latine: une approche sio-historique |issue=27 |year=1994 |trans-title=Protestantism in Latin America: a sio‐historical approach |series=Histoire et société |place=Genève |publisher=Labor et Fides |language=fr |isbn=2-8309-0684-5}}; alternative ISBN on back cover, 2-8309-0687-X; 324 pp. * {{Citation |last=Beale |first=David O |title=In Pursuit of Purity: American Fundamentalism Since 1850 |year=1986 |place=Greenville, SC: Bob Jones University |publisher=Unusual |isbn=0-89084-350-3}}. * {{Citation |last=Bebbington |first=D. W. |title=Evangelicals in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s |year=1989 |place=London |publisher=Unwin |author-link=David Bebbington}}. * {{Citation |last=Carpenter |first=Joel A. |title=Fundamentalist Institutions and the Rise of Evangelical Protestantism, 1929–1942 |journal=Church History |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=62–75 |year=1980 |doi=10.2307/3164640 |jstor=3164640|s2cid=145632415 }}. * {{Citation |last=Carpenter |first=Joel A. |title=Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism |url=https://archive.org/details/reviveusagain00joel |year=1999 |author-mask=3 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-512907-5}}. * {{Cite book |last=Case |first=Jay Riley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Amjf9qHlFigC |title=An Unpredictable Gospel: American Evangelicals and World Christianity, 1812-1920 |publisher=Oxford UP |year=2012 |isbn=9780199772322}} * Chapman, Mark B., "American Evangelical Attitudes Toward Catholicism: Post-World War II to Vatican II," ''U.S. Catholic Historian'', 33#1 (Winter 2015), 25–54. * {{Citation |last=Freston |first=Paul |title=Evangelicals and Politics in Asia, Africa and Latin America |year=2004 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=0-521-60429-X}}. * {{Citation |last=Hindmarsh |first=Bruce |title=The Evangelical Conversion Narrative: Spiritual Autobiography in Early Modern England |year=2005 |place=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press}}. * {{cite book|last=Hummel|first=Daniel G.|title=The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation|publisher=Eerdmans|year=2023|location=Grand Rapids, MI|isbn=978-0-802-87922-6}} * {{Citation |last=Kidd |first=Thomas S |title=The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America |year=2007 |publisher=Yale University Press}}. * {{Citation |last=Knox |first=Ronald |title=Enthusiasm: a Chapter in the History of Religion, with Special Reference to the XVII and XVIII Centuries |pages=viii |year=1950 |place=Oxford, Eng |publisher=Oxford University Press}}, 622 pp. * Luhrmann, Tanya (2012) ''When God Talks Back-Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God'', Knopf * {{cite book |last=Marsden |first=George M.|author-link=George Marsden |title=Fundamentalism and American Culture: The Shaping of Twentieth-Century Evangelicalism, 1870–1925 |date=1982 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=9780195030839}} * {{Citation |last=Marsden |first=George M.|author-link=George Marsden|title=Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism |year=1987 |place=Grand Rapids |publisher=William B. Eerdmans}}. * {{Citation |last=Noll |first=Mark A. |title=A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada |pages=311–89 |year=1992 |place=Grand Rapids |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans |isbn=0-8028-0651-1 |author-link=Mark Noll}}. * {{Citation |title=Evangelicalism: Comparative Studies of Popular Protestantism in North America, the British Isles and Beyond, 1700–1990 |year=1994 |editor-last=Noll |editor-first=Mark A |editor2-last=Bebbington |editor2-first=David W |editor3-last=Rawlyk |editor3-first=George A |editor1-link=Mark Noll}}. * {{Citation |last=Pierard |first=Richard V. |title=The Quest For the Historical Evangelicalism: A Bibliographical Excursus |work=[[Fides et Historia]] |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=60–72 |year=1979}}. * {{Citation |last=Price |first=Robert M. |title=Neo-Evangelicals and Scripture: A Forgotten Period of Ferment |work=Christian Scholars Review |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=315–30 |year=1986}}. * {{Citation |title=Amazing Grace: Evangelicalism in Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States |year=1993 |editor-last=Rawlyk |editor-first=George A |editor2-last=Noll |editor2-first=Mark A}}. * {{Citation |last=Reeves |first=Michael |title=Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity |year=2022 |place=Wheaton, IL. |publisher=Crossway |isbn=978-1-4335-7293-7}}. * {{Citation |last=Schafer |first=Axel R |title=Countercultural Conservatives: American Evangelicalism From the Postwar Revival to the New Christian Right |year=2011 |publisher=U. of Wisconsin Press}}, 225 pp; covers evangelical politics from the 1940s to the 1990s that examines how a diverse, politically pluralistic movement became, largely, the Christian Right. * {{Citation |last=Smith |first=Timothy L |title=Revivalism and Social Reform: American Protestantism on the Eve of the Civil War |year=1957}}. * {{Citation |last=Stackhouse |first=John G |title=Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century |year=1993}} * Sutton, Matthew Avery. ''American Apocalypse: A history of modern evangelicalism'' (2014) * {{Citation |last=Utzinger |first=J. Michael |title=Yet Saints Their Watch Are Keeping: Fundamentalists, Modernists, and the Development of Evangelical Ecclesiology, 1887–1937 |year=2006 |place=Macon |publisher=Mercer University Press |isbn=0-86554-902-8}}. * {{Citation |last=Ward |first=W. R. |title=Early Evangelicalism: A Global Intellectual History |year=2006 |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0521158125}}. * {{Citation |title=Methodism and the Shaping of American Culture |year=2001 |editor-last=Wigger |editor-first=John H |editor2-last=Hatch |editor2-first=Nathan O}}. * {{Citation |last=Wright |first=Bradley |title=What, exactly, is Evangelical Christianity? |date=March 21, 2013 |url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/blackwhiteandgray/2013/03/what-exactly-is-evangelical-christianity/ |series=series on Evangelical Christianity in America |publisher=Patheos (Black, White and Gray blog)}}. }} ===Missions=== {{div col|content= * {{Citation |title=Biographical dictionary of Christian missions |year=1998 |editor-last=Anderson |editor-first=Gerald H |publisher=Simon & Schuster Macmillan}}. * {{Citation |last=Bainbridge |first=William F |title=Around the World Tour of Christian Missions: A Universal Survey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZ5FAAAAIAAJ |year=1882}}, 583 pp. * {{Citation |title=World Christian Encyclopedia |year=1982 |editor-last=Barrett |editor-first=David |publisher=Oxford University Press}}. * {{Citation |title=Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Healing |year=2011 |editor-last=Brown |editor-first=Candy Gunther |type=essays by scholars on different countries |publisher=Oxford UP}}, 400 pp. * {{Citation |title=Missions and Empire |year=2008 |editor-last=Etherington |editor-first=Norman |series=Oxford History of the British Empire Companion}}. * {{Citation |last1=Gailey |first1=Charles R |title=Discovering Missions |year=2007 |place=Kansas City |publisher=Beacon Hill Press |last2=Culbertson |first2=Howard}}. * {{Citation |last1=Glover |first1=Robert H |title=The Progress of World-Wide Missions |year=1960 |publisher=Harper & Row |last2=Kane |first2=J Herbert}}. * {{Citation |last=Hutchison |first=William R |title=Errand to the World: American Protestant Thought and Foreign Missions |year=1987}}. * {{Citation |last=Jenkins |first=Philip |title=The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity |year=2011 |edition=3rd |publisher=Oxford UP}}. * {{Citation |last=Kane |first=J. Herbert |title=A Concise History of the Christian World Mission |year=1982 |publisher=Baker}}. * {{Citation |last=Koschorke |first=Klaus |title=A History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450–1990: A Documentary Sourcebook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbq6fkyp698C |year=2007 |others=et al. |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans |format=Google Books |isbn=9780802828897}} * {{Citation |last=Latourette |first=Kenneth Scott |title=A History of the Expansion of Christianity, (1938–45) |type=detailed scholarly history}}, 7 volumes. * {{Citation |last=Moreau |first=A. Scott |title=Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions |year=2000 |others=et al |publisher=Baker}}. * {{Citation |last=Neill |first=Stephen |title=A History of Christian Missions |year=1986 |publisher=Penguin}}. * {{Citation |last=Newcomb |first=Harvey |title=A Cyclopedia of Missions: Containing a Comprehensive View of Missionary Operations Throughout the World with Geographical Descriptions, and Accounts of the Social, Moral, and Religious Condition of the People |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ob8Ix77t5cEC |year=1860 |format=Google Books}}, 792 pp. * {{Citation |last1=Pocock |first1=Michael |title=The Changing Face of World Missions: Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends |year=2005 |last2=van Rheenen |first2=Gailyn |last3=McConnell |first3=Douglas}}; 391 pp. * {{Citation |title=North American Foreign Missions, 1810–1914: Theology, Theory, and Policy |year=2004 |editor-last=Shenk |editor-first=Wilbert R}}. 349 pp; important essays by scholars. * {{Citation |title=Conflict, Conquest, and Conversion: Two Thousand Years of Christian Missions in the Middle East |year=2012 |editor-last=Tejirian |editor-first=Eleanor H |publisher=Columbia University Press |editor2-last=Simon |editor2-first=Reeva Spector}}, 280 pp; focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. * {{Citation |last=Tucker |first=Ruth |title=From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya |year=2004}}. * {{Citation |last=Tucker |first=Ruth |title=Guardians of the Great Commission |year=1988 |author-mask=3}}. }} ==External links== {{Wiktionary|evangelist|evangelical|evangelicalism}} {{Commons category|Evangelical Christianity}} <!-- N.B. 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