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Blackstone remained committed to Jewish restorationism and Christian Zionism for the balance of his long life. As a believing Evangelical Christian, he witnessed the seeming fulfillment of biblical prophecy as the Jewish state came back to life after 1,900 years. Blackstone died on November 7, 1935, thirteen years before Israel was founded in 1948.
A 2017 LifeWay poll conducted in United States found that 80% of evangelical Christians believed that the creation of Israel in 1948 was a fulfillment of biblical prophecy that would bring about Christ's return and more than 50% of Evangelical Christians believed that they support Israel because it is important for fulfilling the prophecy.
Many scholars have adopted historian David Bebbington's definition of evangelicalism. According to Bebbington, evangelicalism has four major characteristics. These are conversionism (an emphasis on the new birth), biblicism (an emphasis on the Bible as the supreme religious authority), activism (an emphasis on individual engagement in spreading the gospel), and crucicentrism (an emphasis on ...
Evangelical Christianity brings together different theological movements, the main ones being fundamentalist or moderate conservative and liberal. [5] [6]Despite the nuances in the various evangelical movements, there is a similar set of beliefs for movements adhering to the doctrine of the Believers' Church, the main ones being Anabaptism, Baptists and Pentecostalism.
Catherine Anne Brekus is Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America at Harvard Divinity School.Brekus' work is centered on American religious history, especially the religious history of women, focusing on the evangelical Protestant tradition.
A new book documents growing extremism in some evangelical churches, but also finds there is momentum among American Christians who are working to counter extremism and reform evangelicalism.
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it had 31 national member associations, with 700,000 members in 33 countries. [3]The two largest member federations are the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Evangelical Free Church of America in the United States.
In July 1974, the original Lausanne conference brought together approximately 2,700 Christian religious leaders from over 150 countries and was called by a committee headed by the American evangelist Billy Graham. [3] [4] The drafting committee for the 15-point document was chaired by John Stott of the United Kingdom. [5]