The term evangelical has several distinct meanings: In its original sense, it means "belonging or related to the Gospel" (Greek: euangelion - good news) of the New Testament. In mainland Europe, especially in the German and Scandanavian countries, 'Evangelisch' ('Evangelical') is a general designation for churches adhering to beliefs of the Reformation (otherwise known as Protestantism) e.g. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Evangelical Reformed Church, or Evangelical Methodist Church, in cont ...

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Globally, evangelicalism and Pentecostalism are among the most influential and fastest growing Christian movements. Growth in Africa and Latin America is especially rapid, and because it is not dependent on European and North American evangelical sources allowing greater diversity. An example of this can be seen in the African Independent Churches. Evangelicalism - World Evangelical Alliance. The World Evangelical Alliance is now a network of churches in 121 nations that have each forme ...

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Evangelicalism - 19th century. Evangelical Christians were a diverse group; some were at the forefront of movements such as abolition of slavery, prison reform, orphanage establishment, hospital building, and founding educational institutions. In 1846, eight hundred Christians from ten countries met in London and set up the Evangelical Alliance. They saw this as "a new thing in church history, a definite organization for the expression of unity amongst Christian individuals belonging to different ch ...

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The World Evangelical Alliance is an organization based in Washington USA, which serves as a network for evangelical organizations and denominations around the world. Founded in London in 1951, the World Evangelical Alliance has its roots in the launch, in 1846 of the Evangelical Alliance in the UK and currently claims to represent 200 million evangelicals in 123 countries. The governing body of the World Evangelical Alliance is the Executive Council, whose memb ...

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The term was coined by Harold Ockenga in 1947, to identify a distinct movement within evangelical, fundamentalist Christianity at the time, especially in the English-speaking world. There was a split within the fundamentalist movement, as they disagreed among themselves about how a Bible-believing Christian ought to respond to an unbelieving world. The neo-evangelicals urged that fundamentalists must engage the culture directly and constructively 1, and they began to expr ...

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Note 1: The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism (1947) -Henry, Carl F.H., Originally published 1947; reprinted, Eerdmans, 2003 (Grand Rapids, MI), Paperback, 89pp Note 2: The Fundamentalist-Evangelical Split retrieved July 2005 17:23 (UTC) ...

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While the status of abortion has been accepted by some liberal Christian denominations, many Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christians have actively opposed both the legal right of a woman to undergo an abortion and its practice within the wider community. This stance is at odds with many people who support the right of abortion. Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christians have opposed abortion mainly because of their belief in the Bible as the unchanging and inspired Word of God, as well as the interpretive framework that is used to un ...

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The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsibile for missionary work and related activities. It is perhaps better known by its former title, the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide). Renamed by Pope John Paul II in 1982, its mission continues unbroken. The modern term "propaganda" derives from the name of the Congregation and its mission; the word did not acqui ...

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The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Estonian: Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik) is a Christian Protestant church, following the teachings of the German theologian Martin Luther, one of the main figures of the Reformation in the 16th century, in the country of Estonia. Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church - External link. http://www.eelk.ee/english.php ...

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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is a United States religious denomination belonging to the Lutheran tradition within Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Wisconsin. Currently (2004), it has congregations in all 50 states and 24 other countries and a membership of over 400,000 in more than 1,200 congregations and is the third largest Lutheran denomination in the U.S. (see Evangelical Luth ...

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An altar call is a practice in some Evangelical churches in which those who wish to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior are invited to come forward publicly. The purpose of the altar call is to publicly demonstrate to the world that you are not ashamed to be identified with Jesus Christ. Most altar calls occur at the end of an evangelical address. In a church setting those invited generally come forward to the altar, hence the name. In other settings the invitation may be referred to as an 'altar call' even if there is no actu ...

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Born again is a term used primarily in the Fundamentalist and Evangelical branches of Protestant Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. Outside of these circles, the term is often applied by extension to other phenomena, including a transcending personal experience — or the experience of being spiritually reborn as a "new" human being. Born again - Christian concepts. To be born again in Christianity is synonymous with spiritual ...

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Clark H. Pinnock is a Christian theologian, apologist and author. He is Professor of Systematic theology at McMaster Divinity College, and a member of the Faculty of Theology at McMaster University. Clark Pinnock - Education and Career. Pinnock was born in Toronto, Canada on February 3, 1937. He grew up in a liberal Baptist congregation, Pinnock recounts that as a child he had little interest in the church. Even though he was brought up in Liberal Christianity, he later became part of the broad Evangelical ...

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Carl F. H. Henry (January 22, 1913 - December 7, 2003) was an evangelical Christian theologian, who founded the magazine Christianity Today as a scholarly voice for evangelical Christianity and as a challenge to the liberal Christian Century. The new magazine soon outdistanced its competitor in readership, though it was not without its critics. At a luncheon of 200 Christian leaders held to honor neo-orthodox theologian Karl Barth, Henry rose and identified himself as "editor of 'Christianity Today'" before asking Barth ...

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Anti-Protestantism is a bias against Protestantism, though similar feelings can exist in opposition to the social practices of protestants. Much of the opposition to protestantism occurs for similar reasons as anti-clericalism. Anti-Protestantism - History. The Reformation's break from the Catholic Church began in the 16th century. These early Protestants were quickly moving in many different directions and not all proved compatible or amicable amongst themselves. Still they did share their rejection of Cat ...

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The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke), also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway, is the state church of Norway, to which 86% of Norwegians are members. The Church of Norway professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. Church of Norway - Organization. The Church of Norway is established as the state church of Norway in the Constitution of Norway, and its supreme governor is the reigning monarch of Norway, who is obliged to profess hims ...

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Some evangelical groups plan their conversion strategies using extremely precise sociological modelling of the world's entire population. The Joshua Project divides the world's population into ethnic/religious groups which it terms people groups. As of October 5, 2005, it estimated a total of about 16,000 people groups, of which 6,900 were considered unreached (not converted), and that the total number of people i ...

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Neo-evangelicalism - Scholars. Edward John Carnell Bernard Ramm Harold Ockenga Carl F. H. Henry Neo-evangelicalism - Evangelists. Billy Graham, mass evangelist, known for "evangelistic crusades" throughout the world. Neo-evangelicalism - Publications. Christianity Today, edited by Ockenga and Henry. Neo-evangelicalism - Seminaries. See also:

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