The Asbury University revival; Saddleback Church removed from the SBC; Photos from the James Webb space telescope
Rev. Daniel Holstege provides a detailed account of the February 2023 Asbury University revival event, describing the phenomenon and noting diverse theological and sociological interpretations. As a Protestant Reformed minister, Holstege critically examines claims of a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit against the backdrop of Western Christianity's decline, offering a Reformed perspective on contemporary revival movements.
What happened at Asbury University this past February? Asbury is a university that was founded in 1890 in the small town of Wilmore, Kentucky by men of the Wesleyan and Methodist movement with its "tradition of revivals and a theology that teaches people to wait for a divine wind to blow."1 On February 8, a regular morning chapel service at the Hughes Auditorium on campus unexpectedly did not end. After the choir sang a final chorus, according to one Asbury professor, "… something began to...
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