In recent years, revivalist Protestantism has repeatedly been the starting point and subject of research in religious studies, cultural studies and theology. The panel explores the significance of emic and etic perspectives on research on revivalist Protestantism in Europe. By revivalist Protestantism we mean the phenomena and discourses of neo-Pietism, the free churches as well as the more recent evangelical and Pentecostal movements. The panel will examine in particular the methodological, theological and ecclesiological questions of what is own and what is foreign at the interface between confessional theology, denominational studies and religious studies. Chair: Matthias Ehmann (Theologische Hochschule Ewersbach)Speakers:Andreas Heiser (Theologische Hochschule Ewersbach), A matter of perspective? – The emic and etic assessment of the emergence of the first Free evangelical Congregation in the 19th century in Germany Markus Iff (Theologische Hochschule Ewersbach), Social responsibility – social ethical principles in revivalist Protestantism Stefanie Conradt (St Mary’s College, University of St Andrews), Fresh expressing churches: What espoused voices in tension reveal to us about mission in the local church contextMiriam Schade (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena), Between Glossolalia and Attractional Service – Contemporary Pentecostal Spirituality in Germany Darrell Jackson (Whitley College, University of Divinity Melbourne), Our evangelical selves: migrant religious identities and the ‘off-siding’ of the religious researcher Matthias Ehmann (Theologische Hochschule Ewersbach), Evangelical Movement or Evangelicalism: Chances and limits of emic and etic perspectives on a growing field of research