Many Christian renewal and revival movements from the first century to the present have had an enduring impact upon the Christian church, as well as on the cultures in which they were situated. Such movements have often sought to reclaim neglected biblical teachings, correct distorted theology, eliminate institutional abuses, revitalize religious traditions, introduce new spiritual practices, or emphasize particular aspects of the church’s life, ministry and worship. The papers included here have been put into an online encyclopedia format at the Christian Movements Project site. Each year, honors students will add to the project to create an online resource on the people and movements that have shaped Christianity.
Submissions from 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Power of His Ambitious and Influential Speeches, Scott Bumpus
Universal Love in More Than the Abstract: John Woolman on Privilege in the Christian Worldview, Nicole Busacca
“Is redemption of all the world here?”, Samantha Cobb
Moving the Heart: 18th Century Pietism in Bach’s Music, Samantha Cobb
“A Wretch Like Me”: John Newton and ‘Amazing Grace’”, Morgan Cunningham
Paradise Lost and the Puritan Movement, Peyton Murphy
The Life and Thought of John Milton, Peyton Murphy
Charles Haddon Spurgeon on Depression, Mitchel Pierce
Calls for Justice in the New World: The Prophetic Life of Bartolomé de Las Casas in the Spanish Colonization of the Americas, Daniel Roberts
Submissions from 2017
Brother Roger and the Formation of Taizé, Annika Barrett
Karl Barth’s Early Life: A Journey to Rediscover a Lost Christianity, Rachael Eaton
John Wesley’s Theology of Salvation, David Hendricks
Conviction to Salvation: How the Salvation Army Moved from Orthodoxy to Saving Souls, Abigail Hochberger
"In the Scriptures Be the Fat Pastures of the Soul": Thomas Cranmer and the Book of Common Prayer, Sophia Ridgeway
Submissions from 2016
Allegory? Myth? Lewis’ Narnian Series Exposed, Kylie Guenther
The Love of Lady Huntingdon’s Life, Elaine Harris
A Brief Overview of the Puritan Movement, Nick Healey
The Fathomless Wealth of Christ: Hudson Taylor’s Remarkable Life of Faith, Carter Hudson
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christian. Pacifist. Assassin?, Emily Larsen
Adoniram Judson and Early American Missions, Beth McFadden
The Impact of Justification by Faith on Luther’s Preaching, Tyler McQuilkin
Moving into the Neighborhood: The Incarnational Ministry of Mary Slessor, Carys Parker
Corrie Ten Boom: God's Tumbleweed, Lauren Trittin
The Life and Legacy of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, Anna Waltar
Understanding Suffering from the Perspective of Persecuted Christians, Anna Waltar