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The Future of Evangelicalism in America
Candy Gunther Brown
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Description for The Future of Evangelicalism in America
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Candy Gunther; Silk, Mark. Series: Future of American Religion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
In The Future of Evangelicalism in America, thematic chapters on culture, spirituality, theology, politics, and ethnicity reveal the sources of the movement's dynamism, as well as significant challenges confronting the rising generations. A collaboration among scholars of history, religious studies, theology, political science, and ethnic studies, the volume offers unique insight into a vibrant and sometimes controversial movement, the future of which is closely tied to the future of America.
In The Future of Evangelicalism in America, thematic chapters on culture, spirituality, theology, politics, and ethnicity reveal the sources of the movement's dynamism, as well as significant challenges confronting the rising generations. A collaboration among scholars of history, religious studies, theology, political science, and ethnic studies, the volume offers unique insight into a vibrant and sometimes controversial movement, the future of which is closely tied to the future of America.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Future of Religion in America
Condition
New
Weight
365g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231176118
SKU
V9780231176118
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1
About Candy Gunther Brown
Candy Gunther Brown is professor of religious studies at Indiana University. She is the author or editor of five books, including The Word in the World: Evangelical Writing, Publishing, and Reading in America, 1789-1880 (2004). Mark Silk is director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life and professor of religion in public life at Trinity College in Hartford. He is the coauthor, with Andrew Walsh, of One Nation, Divisible: How Regional Religious Differences Shape American Politics (2008)
Reviews for The Future of Evangelicalism in America
Any educated reader would do well to start with The Future of Evangelicalism in America for an understanding of what evangelicalism is, where it came from, and how it is changing. This important and useful book will make a significant contribution to our understanding of American evangelicalism.
Barry Hankins, Baylor University This book is as timely as it is valuable. The distinguished group of authors offers a diverse and wide-ranging scholarly analysis of the state of evangelicalism in American culture and politics. At the same time, they root their perceptions in solid historical scholarship, and a strong awareness of theological dilemmas. The resulting collection is rewarding, and provocative.
Philip Jenkins, Baylor University American evangelicalism is changing, as it has always done to try to adapt to and influence its evolving environments and constituencies. This volume smartly maps out the most significant aspects of evangelical change today
combining important historical context, analyses of current evidence, and well-informed projections into the future
to provide an essential guide to recent developments in this important religious movement.
Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame The thoughtful, well-informed, wide-ranging, and up-to-date chapters of this book offer an excellent introduction to contemporary American evangelicals. Of special note is the skill with which authors and editor Candy Gunther Brown chart the great diversity among evangelical Protestant movements that nonetheless remain identifiably linked by their adherence to the Bible, their commitment to personal Christian conversion. and their adaptability within contemporary culture.
Mark Noll, University of Notre Dame An excellent introduction to contemporary American Evangelicalism... Highly recommended. Choice
Barry Hankins, Baylor University This book is as timely as it is valuable. The distinguished group of authors offers a diverse and wide-ranging scholarly analysis of the state of evangelicalism in American culture and politics. At the same time, they root their perceptions in solid historical scholarship, and a strong awareness of theological dilemmas. The resulting collection is rewarding, and provocative.
Philip Jenkins, Baylor University American evangelicalism is changing, as it has always done to try to adapt to and influence its evolving environments and constituencies. This volume smartly maps out the most significant aspects of evangelical change today
combining important historical context, analyses of current evidence, and well-informed projections into the future
to provide an essential guide to recent developments in this important religious movement.
Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame The thoughtful, well-informed, wide-ranging, and up-to-date chapters of this book offer an excellent introduction to contemporary American evangelicals. Of special note is the skill with which authors and editor Candy Gunther Brown chart the great diversity among evangelical Protestant movements that nonetheless remain identifiably linked by their adherence to the Bible, their commitment to personal Christian conversion. and their adaptability within contemporary culture.
Mark Noll, University of Notre Dame An excellent introduction to contemporary American Evangelicalism... Highly recommended. Choice