National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: John Mayfield, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
An essay in which historian John Mayfield claims Americans' evangelical passion is the "religious equivalent of nationalism."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Aimee Semple Mc Pherson
Extensive article that explores in great detail the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, fundamentalist evangelist.
Digital History
Digital History: Simple Truth in the Open Air
A very brief description of perhaps the first religious revival, a symbol of the Second Great Awakening, in Kentucky in 1801.
Digital History
Digital History: Evangelical Revivalism
A look at the culture of religious revivals and the part the revivals played in the revitalization of religious participation by many groups of people.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Religious Transformation and the Second Great Awakening
The first half of the 19th century saw the emergence of many social and religious movements. Read about the Second Great Awakening and how it related to and changed the practice of and participation in religious life. See also how it...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: William A. Sunday
Billy Sunday was an influential evangelist in the 1920s. Read about his life as a baseball player and revivalist.
Digital History
Digital History: Religion in the Early Republic: Introduction
A brief review of the role of religion in the lives of American founding fathers, and a hint of the changes to come in the 19th century.
Digital History
Digital History: The Great Awakening
A brief discussion about the Great Awakening, an important religious event that swept across America and included all classes of people in both the cities and countryside.