Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism
Marsden's purpose is to show that the history of Fuller (founded 1947) clarifies the evangelical movement it was designed to serve. A risky undertaking for most authors, but Marsden convinces us that Fuller's origins in the fundamentalist-modernist debate, its movement from separatism to engagement with mainline Protestantism, and its attempt to define biblical inspiration in a critical age combine to make it a microcosm of contemporary evangelicalism. Inevitably, the focus on Fuller downplays other individuals and institutions that have "reformed" fundamentalism. But overall, Marsden makes his case. John R. Muether, Westminster Theological Seminary Lib., PhiladelphiaCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.