Réveil

The Réveil (French for "revival", "awakening") of 1814 was a

The supporters were also called pejoratively momiers. The movement was initially prompted by

Historians of Réveil recognise that the movement had a deep influence on Protestantism in France and Switzerland. It has for instance been noted that French protestant clergy more than doubled its numbers from 305 in 1829 to 765 in 1843.[3] Although there were also divisions and disputes, the Réveil modernised protestantism in many ways:

• It created new institutions such as the singing of new
  hymns (instead of just using the Psalms), Sunday schools, Bible study classes or meetings, prayer meetings, etc.^[4]
• It gave an enhanced position to women, who were sometimes key figures of the movement, such as
  Salvation Army
  in France and Switzerland.
• It allowed protestant churches to adapt to
  rural exodus
  by opening new parishes in the cities.
• It opened the door to
  Paul VI, who will particularly name Daniel Legrand, a disciple of J. F. Oberlin.^[6]
• It created a series of movements (such as scouts) which helped spread the Christian Protestant message across society, and it was a major influence on the early Red Cross movement.[7]
• It created foreign missions organisations, such as the Société des Missions évangéliques de Paris^[6]

The Franco-Swiss Réveil was contemporary and analogous to the German Erweckungsbewegung and shared the social concern of its leaders like

References

• Encrevé, André « Le Réveil du XIXème siècle », Réforme, 4 September 2008
• Stewart, K. J. Restoring the Reformation: British Evangelicalism and the Francophone «Réveil'» 1816-1849. 2006.
  ISBN 1842273922
• Wemyss, Alice (1977). Histoire du Réveil 1790-1849. Paris: Les Bergers et les Mages.

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