Religious conversion in the sermons of Billy Graham during the All Scotland Crusade of 1955

Kenneth Samuel Jeffrey

doi:10.3366/sch.2022.0075

Religious conversion in the sermons of Billy Graham during the All Scotland Crusade of 1955

Kenneth Samuel Jeffrey^* (Corresponding Author)

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Billy Graham was one of the world’s most famous Christian evangelists in the twentieth century. He visited Scotland in 1955 and led a six week Crusade at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. Thousands of people attended these rallies and listened to Graham preach. At the end of the campaign, it was calculated that 26,457 people had responded to the Gospel message proclaimed by Graham. This paper, based upon a critical examination of twenty four sermons delivered by Graham, will discuss how the American evangelist presented Evangelical conversion during this Crusade in Scotland. It will explore how becoming a Christian was proclaimed by Graham to his Scottish audience in 1955.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-173
Number of pages	17
Journal	Scottish Church History
Volume	51
Issue number	2
Early online date	1 Sep 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3366/sch.2022.0075
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2022

Keywords

All Scotland Crusade
conversion
evangelist
Gospel
Billy Graham
new birth

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