The Aftershocks of the Asbury Revival

The nonstop, two-week prayer session at Asbury University (KY) that brought tens of thousands of people from across the country to the Christian campus in Kentucky has finally ended. But speculation is continuing about why and how the event, dubbed the “Asbury revival” or “outpouring,” occurred and what it means and says about the intersection of faith and academics on religious campuses. University leaders say the phenomenon started when some students stayed late after a chapel service on Feb. 8 to continue singing and praying—and didn’t leave. Then other students joined them over several days that stretched into a week, and then another week.