About the Author

Earle E. Cairns (1910-2008) was for many years chairman of the history department at Wheaton College. An expert in the field of church history, Dr. Cairns has authored a number of books including Christianity Through the Centuries, God and Man in Time, and The Christian in Society. He served as consulting editor and contributor to The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church and was senior reviser of The Wycliffe Biographical Dictionary of the Church. Dr. Cairns holds the MA and PhD from the University of Nebraska.

Reviews

"". . . a valuable compendium of information regarding evangelical revivals and awakenings of the past 250 years."" --J. Edwin Orr, President, Oxford Association for Research in Revival ""This book is the best one-volume presentation of the history and principles of revival I have read. All of us who pray for spiritual awakening will be inspired and helped by this scholarly volume."" --Lewis Drummond, Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""It was a fresh learning experience. I imagined what a wonderful thing it would be if all evangelists and revivalists in the world were able to read this work."" --John Wesley White, Evangelist, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association