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New forms of Christianity in America

Evangelicalism Pentecostalism Christian

Church

(Disciples of

Christ)

Church of

Jesus Christ

of Latter-

Day Saints

(Mormons)

Church of

Christ,

Scientist

(Christian

Science)

Jehovahs

!itnesses

Origin revival

tradition,

especiallyMethodist and

Baptist

offshoot of

evangelicalism

desire to

reclaim

simplicity ofNew

Testament

Christianity as

denominationsmultiplied

revelations to

Joseph Smith

and newscriptures, the

Boo of

Mormon

revelations

to Mary

Baer!ddy,

Science and

"ealth with

a ey to thescriptures

Bi#le study

groups

interestedin the end

times,

influenced

#yAdventism

$ounder no one founder,though

revivalists lie

Charles $inney

helped

no one founder%Charles $o&

'arham

influential, as

was the A(usaStreet )evival

Ale&anderCamp#ell

Joseph Smith Mary Baer!ddy

CharlesTa(e

)ussell

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what was new

a#out it2

optimistic

theology%

emphasis on

emotionalconversion

e&perience

emphasis on

the need to #e

3#apti(ed in the

"oly Spirit,4signs of which

were speaing

in tongues 5

healing

emphasis on

reuniting

Christians #y

a#andoning allcreeds #ut the

New

Testament

new

scriptures

e&plaining

origin of6ndians and

telling of

Jesus7

appearance inAmerica%

other new

revelations

new

revelations

a#out the

nature ofreality

8only spirit

is real9 and

the path tohealth

New emph:

on using

#i#lical

prophecy toset dates for

end times

8e:g: */*;9

what else didit teach2

holiness code8no drining,

gam#ling,theater, etc:9

holiness code%the end of the

world iscoming soon

anyone caninterpret the

NT