Finney's revivals, as part of calling his listeners to being converted via the power of the Holy Spirit, also called them to a commitment to work for social change.
Revivalism is a very American way of responding to social crisis. The revivals of the Second Great Awakening called for conversion to Jesus that went beyond personal piety and the promise of heaven.
My hope for a revival in Lynchburg is that we be brought to our knees in humility. The humility that maybe God looks different than our culture has made God out to be.
We are believing God for the Lynchburg Revival to be a powerful counter-witness to white Christian nationalism — marked by fasting, repentance, prayer, preaching, worship, and foot-washing.
Christian author and activist Shane Claiborne and others plan to host a “Red Letter Revival” on April 6-7 in Lynchburg, Va. — the same city where Liberty University, a conservative Christian school led by Falwell, is located.