History of Revivalism Part 2 with Dan vanVoorhis

Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin continue their conversation with historian Dan vanVoorhis about the history of revivals.

We cut into this conversation asking the question: is revivalism something for the young? Does it hit a certain demographic of psychological development differently? Does growing older and have different vocations mean that we are not "on fire for the Lord." We consider the notstalgia side of going through a passionate season of faith, and walking through what it means to walk through a season of faith that is absolutely ordinary.

We go in depth about the "old vs young" cyclical tension that goes through church history, and what it means to pass on the faith to the next generation well. The young tend to be hopeful and optimistic, and the old tend to be guarded against things that ended up causing hurt, or clinging to things that they were taught. When has this been done well?

We talk about emotion and worship, what the psalmists say about that. We talk about what it means to "on fire for the Lord" and how people define that differently, and how emotions and nostalgia can play into that.

We talk about the importance of ordinary means of grace, so that we can understand the consistency of grace, and where to think of extraordinary things.

Dan's podcast: Christian History Almanac

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