Power, politics, and the fragmentation of evangelicalism : from the Scopes trial to the Obama administration / Kenneth J. Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Kenneth J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism--United States--History.

Evangelicalism.

United States--Church history.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : Ivp Academic, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kenneth J. Collins traces the establishment of the evangelical enterprise in American culture and its influences on the political and social values of the American landscape throughout the twentieth century, as well as its fragmentation into competing ideological camps.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Endorsements""; ""Quote""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Cultural Shifts. the Rise of Fundamentalism and the Great Reversal ""; ""Chapter 2 Fundamentalism , Neo-Evangelicalism and the Search for Power ""; ""Chapter 3 Evangelicals, the Religious Right and the Moral Life of the Nation ""; ""Chapter 4 Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Transformation of Culture? ""; ""Chapter 5 The Resurgence of the Evangelical Left ""; ""Chapter 6 Beyond Ideology ""; ""Conclusion What Kind of Power? ""

""Select Bibliography""""Subject Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9780830863396

0830863397

OCLC:

908512099