Introduction: Insider and Outsider Perspectives in Research on Revivalist Protestantism

This introduction to the theme of the present issue highlights current questions in the study of revivalist Protestantism and illustrates these with reference to two conferences from 2023, which provide the starting point for reflections on insider and outsider perspectives. A first conference of the GBFE network worked on the topic of Being spiritual while doing research and a second conference of the European Academy of Religion on Religion from the inside. Following this, the seven contributions in this issue on revivalist Protestantism are presented and orientated towards the overarching theme of the issue. The article concludes with further research perspectives for the field arising from these articles.