It was closely associated with the work of Charles Finney, America's most famous antebellum revivalist, and with the faculty at Oberlin College, Ohio (founded 1833), of which Finney was a part.
In parallel, revivalist and Pentecostal churches have proliferated in many parts of Africa, offering spiritual stability in times of uncertainty.
今天，全世界有超过5亿“奋兴运动信仰者(revivalist)”——也即五旬节派加上传统教派中的“灵恩”派。
