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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 318: Religious Revivals
Description: The boys drink and review Bakalar, a Czech dark lager, then discuss the history of religious revivals in the United States, and their effects.
They discuss what makes something a religious revival -- what are its signs and effects. What elements are essential and what are accidental?
They review several of the great religious revivals in U.S. history, and mention some of their leading figures.
Also, what causes a revival? What sorts of cultural situations tend to precede revivals? Do they come in a predictable rhythm? Do they always involve a fixation...