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The '''Fourth Great Awakening''' was a religious awakening that some scholars, notably economic historian Robert Fogel, discern in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.  This period of time also overlaps with another movement called the "[[Jesus Revolution]]", which could be considered part of the Awakening.

The '''Fourth Great Awakening''' was a religious awakening that some scholars, notably economic historian Robert Fogel, discern in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.  This period of time also overlaps with another movement called the "[[Jesus Movement]]", which could be considered part of the Awakening.

The terminology is controversial&mdash;many historians believe that the religious changes that took place during these years in the U.S. were not part of an "awakening," to be understood like the first three [[Great Awakening]]s. Thus, the idea of a Fourth Great Awakening itself has not been generally accepted.<ref>Fogel 2000</ref>  This article covers recent American religious history.

The terminology is controversial&mdash;many historians believe that the religious changes that took place during these years in the U.S. were not part of an "awakening," to be understood like the first three [[Great Awakening]]s. Thus, the idea of a Fourth Great Awakening itself has not been generally accepted.<ref>Fogel 2000</ref>  This article covers recent American religious history.