Revival Fire
Christian colleges are among the few places left where traditional revival occurs, and Asbury is the most recent example.
Interview with Timothy Larsen
posted 02/24/2006 09:30 a.m.

Earlier this month, students at Asbury College in Kentucky arrived for their morning chapel service—but they didn't leave. In fact, it was days before everyone left the building. In the meantime, the chapel was filled with singing, prayer, and worship. One participant said, "Those days and nights in Hughes [Memorial Auditorium] provided a catalyst for renewal, for freedom, for seeking the heart of God."

Christian colleges provide the tight-knit community that many revivals require, says Timothy Larsen, associate professor of theology at Wheaton College. Larsen is most recently the co-editor of Reading Romans Through the Centuries: From the Early Church to Karl Barth and author of Contested Christianity: The Political and Social Contexts of Victorian Theology. CT online associate editor Rob Moll spoke with Larsen about revival and what brings it about.
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