American Evangelicalism Embattled and Thriving

Name: American Evangelicalism Embattled and Thriving
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ISBN: 9780226764191

ISBN-10: 0226764192

ISBN-13: 9780226764191

Edition: 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Christian Smith

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Evangelicalism is one of the strongest religious traditions in America today; 20 million Americans identify themselves with the evangelical movement. Given the modern pluralistic world we live in, why is evangelicalism so popular? Based on a national telephone survey and more than three hundred personal interviews with evangelicals and other churchgoing Protestants, this study provides a detailed analysis of the commitments, beliefs, concerns, and practices of this thriving group. Examining how evangelicals interact with and attempt to influence secular society, this book argues that traditional, orthodox evangelicalism endures not despite, but precisely because of, the challenges and…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/16/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.92" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Tables and Maps


Preface



Resurrecting Engaged Orthodoxy



Evangelicalism Thriving



Explaining Religious Vitality in America



Toward a "Subcultural Identity" Theory of Religious Strength



Evangelicalism Embattled



Excursus: Belief Plausibility in Modern America



Ironies of Subcultural Distinction - Strength and Ineffectiveness


Conclusion



Research Methods



On Religious Identities



Interview Guides



Telephone Survey


References


Index