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Review: Revival Fire is a particularly significant Finney book in that it was written toward the end of his life. He was at this time looking back to analyze and evaluate some of the results and problems which accompanied his revivals. He was concerned with many of the revivals "with respect to the great care that should be taken to prevent their degenerating into a spirit of fanaticism and misrule, as in at least some instances they manifestly have done. I wish also to call the attention of the brethren to the occasions of those disastrous results." Some of the topics he discusses superficial revivals, unhealthy revival excitement, spurious conversions, whys so so few revivals?, hindrances to a revival spirit, too much emotionalism in some groups, and in others too much fear of emotionalism.
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