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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....

Second Great Awakening. The term Second Great Awakening refers to a diverse series of religious revivals that took place in the U.S., beginning in the latter years of the eighteenth century. Historians have used the term second to draw attention to the apparent similarity of the revivals to the Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s. Although this terminological convention can be somewhat misleading, its use is not altogether gratuitous. In both awakenings, Protestant activists mounted aggressive