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There is nothing like the Dictionary of Christianity in America. Even most libraries can't offer you all the facts, perspectives and information you'll find in this single volume. The work of over 400 scholars and experts in American religion, the Dictionary of Christianity in America offers 2,400 authoritative articles on nearly every aspect of this fascinating epoch in modern Christian history....

Mourner’s Bench. In revival meetings, a synonym for the “anxious bench” or altar, the area at the front of a meeting place where persons went when responding to the altar call. Though possibly originating in the eighteenth century, the term is common only from 1800. In camp meetings the mourner’s bench was the area just below the preaching platform where unbelievers went to pray and agonize about (mourn over) their sinful condition. In churches or tabernacles, the mourner’s bench was usually the
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