American Evangelicals - A Contemporary History of a Mainstream Religious Movement

Informationen zum Autor By Barry Hankins Klappentext There may be no group in American society that is more talked about but so little understood as Evangelical Christians. Sometimes dismissed as violent fundamentalists and ignorant flat earthers! few can doubt the political! cultural! and religious significance of the Evangelicals. Barry Hankins puts the Evangelical movement in historical perspective! reaching back to its roots in the Great Awakening of the eighteenth century and leading up to the formative moments of contemporary conservative Protestantism. Taking on key topics such as the standing of science! the authority of scripture! and gender and racial equality! Hankins analyzes what is most essential for us to understand today about this potent movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Awakenings and the Beginning of American Evangelicalism Chapter 1: The Struggle with Modernism: Origins of the Culture Wars Chapter 2: Battling with Science: From Anti-Evolution to the Intelligent Design Chapter 3: Millennialism: Folk Religion and the Career of End-Times Prophecy Chapter 4: Considering Equality: The Tradition of Gender! Race! and Gay Rights Chapter 5: Inspired Politics: Evangelical Religion in the Political Marketplace Chapter 6: Back to the Academy: Evangelical Scholars and the American Mind Conclusion Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Barry Hankins
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2009
• EAN: 9780742570252
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-7025-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Critical Issues in American History; Critical Issues in American Hi; Critical Issues in American Hi; Critical Issues in American History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous