ABSTRACT
A resurgence of conservative religion began in the 1970s, in part as a reaction to the developments of the 1960s. During the 1950s, evangelicalism experienced a revival. But it was not alone. Mainline, Protestantism, Catholicism, and even a version of civil religion also staged a comeback. Fundamentalism acquired a different identity during the 1930s. Fundamentalism's assault on liberalism and neo-evangelicalism had political overtones. During the 1920s and 1930s, liberal Protestants saw revivalism as a tool of the fundamentalists and thus had little use for it. During the 1950s, mainline Protestantism and civil religion experienced a revival. The greatest impact of these religious developments came from the evangelicals and the linchpin of this evangelical revival was Billy Graham. A parachurch may be defined as an association of Christians working outside of the denominational structure for some specific ministry or purpose. Pentecostalism must be seen as an aspect of the post-World War II revival.
