This book is especially written so that a younger generation can learn about the many works of God in revival that have already happened in the United Kingdom. Older Christian readers will enjoy it too, without needing the explanations given of Christian terminology. The book will also be of interest to some readers who are not Christians, or not UK citizens. That includes those who have a positive relationship with Christianity, maybe because of having Christian friends and/or relations, and an interest in learning about neglected aspects of UK history. The book is deliberately brief, and it does not assume a great deal of previous knowledge about past revivals or British history. It contains many stories and accounts that are well beyond most readers’ previous knowledge. It is structured around the main countrywide revivals that have happened in the United Kingdom in the past five centuries. These are: the Reformation, the Great Awakening of the eighteenth century, the Revival of 1859 and the Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 (which in fact spread to many other parts of the UK). The story leads right up to the time of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. After all the outbreaks of revivals that have already happened, affecting every part and corner of the British Isles, the question has to be asked “What should I be doing?” The final chapter supplies some challenging answers.While the book focuses on revivals in the UK, these had causes and effects across the world. Countries mentioned include: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, South Africa and the United States.Review ‘Reading about revival cannot fail to stir you to prayer. Each time you are made aware of what God has done in the past will stimulate you to pray that he might once again comein revival blessing. Read Nigel Paterson’s book with that expectation.’ Terry Virgo, Founder of Newfrontiers, Bible teacher and author of many books including The tide is turning ‘I’m delighted that Nigel Paterson has written this single volume on the extensive subject of Christian revivals in the UK. If we don’t need a revival now, then when? This book had to be written, and it has been done superbly.’ Sir Anthony Seldon, educator, author and contemporary historian, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham 2015-2020 ‘If you are anything like me, Nigel Paterson’s concise study of revival will warm your heart. It is Church history at its best. God takes centre stage and displays His greatness and His glory. Good writers take complex stories and issues and makes them comprehensible and accessible for everyone who might be interested in the topic. Nigel does exactly this.’ Andy Johnston, Senior Pastor of King’s Community Church (Southampton) and the author of Convinced by scripture: The life of Martin Luther Nigel Paterson has had such memorable brushes with moves of the Holy Spirit that he set himself the task back in 2010 to put together a book on how God has broken into the UK in the past. Lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 provided the opportunity in which to write a brief and readable version of the narrative. He is an enthusiastic international teacher, educator and presenter who loves to help make the complicated understandable and people’s potential achievable. His first degree was in Natural Sciences, and he has a Masters and a Doctorate in Education. He likes crossing cultural and cross-cultural boundaries, for example to be a bridge between disparate people. He has a wide experience of church affiliation and has pastored two churches. He began Changeofthetide.blog in 2017 and has also contributed on revival in church and academic contexts.