4 Historians Reflect on Billy Graham’s Legacy

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(Photo: BGEA/Kathy Kmonicek)Pallbearers carry the body of Rev. Billy Graham before it leaves the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in Asheville, N.C.

Last month, famed evangelist the Reverend Billy Graham passed away at age 99, having been in the public light for over 70 years.

A preacher who spoke before an estimated 215 million people in more than 180 nations, Graham has had an extensive cultural impact and was best known for his large open-air services calling on people to repent and believe the Gospel.

As Graham is laid to rest, many are debating the details of his legacy and examining the biggest impact he had on American culture and religious practices.

Christina Littlefield, assistant professor of Journalism and Religion at Pepperdine University’s Seaver College, told The Christian Post that Graham “had mass appeal to all socio-economic classes and ethnicities.”

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(Photo: Reuters)Evangelist Billy Graham speaks during the final day of his Crusade at Flushing Meadows Park in New York June 26, 2005. Graham, 86, has preached the Gospel to more people in a live audience format than anyone in history — over 210 million people in more than 185 countries. His followers believe that the New York Crusade which runs from June…

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