When Heaven Touched Earth
A journey through the great awakenings that defined faith, renewed nations, and revealed the heart of God.
The Protestant Reformation (1517–1546)
1517–1546When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
The Bondage of the Will (Luther, 1525); Institutes of the Christian Religion (Calvin, 1536); Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Roland H. Bainton, 1950); The Swiss Reformation (Bruce Gordon, 2002)
The First Great Awakening (1730s–1740s)
1730s–1740sWhen Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
The Works of Jonathan Edwards (ed. Sereno Dwight, 1834); George Whitefield’s Journals (1739); John Wesley’s Journal (1735–1790); The Great Awakening by Joseph Tracy (1842)
The Second Great Awakening (1790–1840)
1790–1840When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
Lectures on Revivals of Religion (Charles G. Finney, 1835); Memoirs of Rev. Charles G. Finney (1876); The Kentucky Revival (Richard McNemar, 1807); The Second Great Awakening and the Transcendentalists (Barry Hankins, 2004)
The Layman’s Prayer Revival (1857–1858)
1857–1858When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
The Power of Prayer (Samuel Prime, 1859); A Great Revival of Religion (Talbot W. Chambers, 1858); The Fervent Prayer (J. Edwin Orr, 1974); The Faith That Moves Mountains (Delavan Leonard Pierson, 1900)
The Welsh Revival of 1859
1858–1860When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
The Welsh Revival of 1859 (John Venn, 1860); The Revival in Wales (David Morgan, 1859); The Revival in Wales: Its Origin and Results (Samuel Green, 1860); The 1859 Revival in Wales (R. B. Jones, 1905)
The Welsh Revival of 1904–1905
1904–1905When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
The Great Revival in Wales (S. B. Shaw, 1905); The Story of the Welsh Revival (W. T. Stead, 1905); War on the Saints (Jessie Penn-Lewis, 1912); The Welsh Revival (Thomas Phillips, 1906)
The Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909)
1906–1909When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles (Frank Bartleman, 1925); The Life and Ministry of William J. Seymour (Larry Martin, 1999); Azusa Street: The Roots of Modern-Day Pentecost (Cecil M. Robeck Jr., 2006)
The Pentecostal and Healing Revival of the 1940s–1950s
1946–1959When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
A Man Sent from God (Gordon Lindsay, 1950); If You Need Healing, Do These Things (Oral Roberts, 1954); The Price of God’s Miracle Working Power (A. A. Allen, 1960); Healing the Sick (T. L. Osborn, 1951); The Voice of Healing Magazine Archives (1948–1959)
The African Prayer and Revival Movements of the 1980s–1990s
1980–1999When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
Fire in His Bones: The Life and Ministry of Benson Idahosa (Ruth A. Osime, 1992); Open Heavens Devotional (Enoch Adejare Adeboye, 1997–present); Understanding the Power of Prayer (David Oyedepo, 1995); The Acts of the Apostles in Africa (J. O. Babalola Memorial Commission, 1980); The Complete Works of Zacharias Tanee Fomum (CPH Cameroon); Evangelism by Fire (Reinhard Bonnke, 1991)
The Charismatic Renewal of the 1960s–1970s
1960–1979When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
Nine O’Clock in the Morning (Dennis Bennett, 1970); Mr. Pentecost (David du Plessis, 1977); The Spirit and the Church Today (Derek Prince, 1979); I Believe in Miracles (Kathryn Kuhlman, 1962); The Happiest People on Earth (Demos Shakarian, 1975)
The Global Prayer and Revival Networks of the 2000s–2020s
2000–2024When Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
Growing in Prayer (Mike Bickle, 2014); Red Moon Rising: The Story of 24-7 Prayer (Pete Greig & Dave Roberts, 2003); The Jesus Fast (Lou Engle & Dean Briggs, 2016); Compelled by Love (Heidi Baker, 2008); Live Before You Die (Daniel Kolenda, 2013); The Fourth Dimension (Paul Yonggi Cho, 1979); The Seven Dimensions of Prayer (Arome Osayi, 2019)
The Rising Faith Generals of the Present Age
2020–PresentWhen Heaven Touched Earth: A History of Revival
Kingdom Advance and Apostolic Patterns (2020); The Call of Intimacy (2021); The Ancient Path of the Spirit (2022); The Power of the Holy Ghost (2005); The Priesthood Mandate (2022); The Heart of the Watchman (2023)