Evangelical Movement

In Britain, a 19th-century group that stressed basic Protestant beliefs and the message of the four Gospels. The movement was associated with the cleric Charles Simeon (1783–1836). It aimed to raise moral enthusiasm and ethical standards among Church of England clergy.

Linked to the movement was the religious education provided by the Bible society and William Wilberforce's campaign against the slave trade; it also attempted to improve the living conditions of the poor, and Evangelicals carried out missionary work in India.