Evangelical
a term often used to qualify certain theological views, especially strict views on the question of the atonement, justification by faith, the inspira nspiration and authority of the Scriptures, and allied doctrines. In England the so-called Low Church party is evangelical in its views. In a more general sense the word implies a peculiar fervency and earnestness in insisting on such doctrines as regeneration, redemption, etc. The "Evangelical Church" is the official title of the Established Church of Prussia, formed in 1817 by the union of Lutherans and Calvinists.