Evangelical America
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Sep 21, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 515
ISBN-13: 9781610697736
Description: An essential new reference work for students and general readers interested in the history, dynamics, and influence of evangelicalism in recent American history, politics, and culture.  What makes evangelical or "born-again" Christians different from those who identify themselves more simply as "Christian"? What percentage of Americans believe in the Rapture? How are evangelicalism and Baptism similar? What is the influence of evangelical religions on U.S. politics?   Readers of Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture will learn the answers to these questions and many more through this single-volume work's coverage of the many dimensions of and diversity within evangelicalism and through its documentation of the specific contributions evangelicals have made in American society and culture. It also illustrates the Evangelical movement's influence internationally in key issues such as human rights, environmentalism, and gender and sexuality.
Notes: Source title: Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture