Millennial Dreams and Apocalyptic Nightmares
Subtitle: The Cold War Origins of Political Evangelicalism
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: October 3, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780195314489
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Christian mission & evangelism; Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies; History of religion; Pressure groups & lobbying; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Religion; Religion - Church History; USA; Christian Ministry - Evangelism; Christianity - History - General; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Christian Church - History; 20th century; Christianity; Cold War; Evangelicalism; History; History of doctrines; Millennialism; Political aspects; Religious aspects; United States
Description: This title examines the Americanization of Cold War evangelicalism and argues that these developments led up to the evangelical subculture's expansion with the rise of the New Christian Right.