Exhibiting evangelicalism : commemoration and religion's presence of the past / Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manzullo-Thomas, Devin C., 1987- author.

Series:

Public history in historical perspective.

Public history in historical perspective series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism--Museums--United States.

Evangelicalism.

Evangelicalism--United States--Historiography.

United States--Church history--Historiography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 222 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Commemoration and religion's presence of the past

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Religion is a subject often overlooked or ignored by public historians. Whether they are worried about inadvertent proselytizing or fearful of contributing to America's ongoing culture wars, many heritage professionals steer clear of discussing religion's formative role in the past when they build collections, mount exhibits, and develop educational programming. Yet religious communities have long been active contributors to the nation's commemorative landscape. Exhibiting Evangelicalism provides the first account of the growth and development of historical museums created by white evangelical Christians in the United States over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Exploring the histories of the Museum of the Bible, the Billy Graham Center Museum, the Billy Sunday Home, and Park Street Church, Devin C. Manzullo-Thomas illustrates how these sites enabled religious leaders to develop a coherent identity for their fractious religious movement and to claim the centrality of evangelicalism to American history. In their zeal to craft a particular vision of the national past, evangelicals engaged with a variety of public history practices and techniques that made them major players in the field-including becoming early adopters of public history's experiential turn"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Inventing evangelical heritage : the Billy Sunday home and Park Street Church, 1935-1969

Reviving evangelical heritage : planning the Billy Graham Center, 1970-1974

Experiencing evangelical heritage : emotion, immersion, and the production of historical knowledge at the Billy Graham Center Museum, 1974-2000

Weaponizing evangelical heritage : nostalgia, Christian nationalism, and the culture wars at the Billy Graham Library, 2007-2017

Mainstreaming evangelical heritage at the Museum of the Bible.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

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Other Format:

Print version: Manzullo-Thomas, Devin C. Exhibiting Evangelicalism

ISBN:

9781613769294

OCLC:

1345586094