赛南（Synan）在1997年强调灵恩派的大觉醒在1961年到1982年之间出现。它根源于五旬节运动，强调体验他们看到的屬靈恩賜（Gifts of the Spirit），包括说方言，信心醫治，预言（Prophecy）。同时聚焦于通过这些礼物和源于聖靈的符号加强精神上的信仰坚定性。原本是一场新教运动，但当天主教领导更开放的面对类似普世教會合一運動的泛基督教信仰，减少对宗教机构的强调，而强调非圣职人员的灵性时，它的影响延伸到罗马天主教会。[4]
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