Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture

by Timothy J. Demy; Paul R. Shockley

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

, 2017

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.

Features

Provides readers with an understanding of contemporary American evangelicalism's history, key individuals, organizations, and beliefs through detailed coverage of more than 180 topics
Documents the diversity of the Evangelical movement under a common core umbrella of doctrinal beliefs
Displays the breadth of American evangelical interaction in social and cultural issues and in debates in recent American history

Contents

Topical List of Entries
Preface
Introduction
Chronology
A–Z Entries
Abortion, Evangelicals and
Africa Inland Mission
African American Evangelicalism
American Scientific Affiliation
Ariel Ministries
Association for Biblical Higher Education
Association of Christian Schools International
AWANA Clubs International
Baptists and Evangelicalism
The Battle for the Bible (1976)
Bible, Authority of
Bible Conference Movement
Bible Exposition
Bible Institutes and Bible Colleges
Bible Presbyterian Church
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Biola University
Boice, James Montgomery (1938–2000)
Bright, William R. ("Bill") (1921–2003)
BSF International
Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa, California)
Calvinism
Carnell, Edward John (1919–1967)
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
Chafer, Lewis Sperry (1871–1952)
Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern (1973)
Children of God
Chosen People Ministries/American Board of Missions to the Jews
Christian Apologetics
Christian Legal Society
Christian Medical & Dental Associations
Christian Reconstructionism
Christianity Today
Christians for Biblical Equality
Civil Rights Movement, Evangelicals and
Clark, Gordon Haddon (1902–1985)
Clouse, Robert G. (1931–2016)
Colson, Charles Wendell ("Chuck") (1931–2012)
Concerned Women for America
Conference on Faith and History
Contemporary Christian Music
Conversion
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Counterculture, Evangelicals and (1960s and 1970s)
Cowboy Church Movement
Creation Research Society
Criswell, W. A. (1909–2002)
Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ International)
Dallas Theological Seminary
Danvers Statement
Denominationalism and Evangelicalism
Denver Seminary
Dispensationalism
Dobson, James C., Jr. (1936–)
Elliot, James ("Jim") (1927–1956)
Emerging and Emergent Churches
Environment, Evangelicals and the
Eschatology
Ethics, Evangelical Theories of
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
Evangelical Theological Society
Evangelicalism
Evangelicals & Catholics Together
Evangelism
Evans, Anthony T. ("Tony") (1949–)
Explo '72
Falwell, Jerry L., Sr. (1933–2007)
Family Research Council
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fine Arts, Evangelicals and
Focus on the Family
Foreign Policy, Evangelicals and
Fourth Presbyterian Church (Bethesda, Maryland)
Fuller, Charles E. (1887–1968)
Fuller Theological Seminary
Fundamentalism
Geisler, Norman L. (1932–)
Gender, Evangelicals and
The Genesis Flood (1961)
Gideons International
Gordon College
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
The Gospel Coalition
Grace Theological Seminary
Graham, William F., Jr. ("Billy") (1918–)
Halverson, Richard ("Dick") (1916–1995)
Harvard Evangelicals
Hatfield, Mark Odom (1922–2011)
Hendricks, Howard G. (1924–2013)
Henry, Carl F. H. (1913–2003)
Hermeneutics
Higher Education, Evangelicals and
Hispanic American Evangelicals
Homeschooling, Evangelicals and
Human Rights, Evangelicals and
Inerrancy
Infertility, Evangelicals and
Institute for Creation Research
Intelligent Design Movement
International Council on Biblical Inerrancy
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
Israel, Evangelicals and
Jesus Music
Jesus People Movement
Jews for Jesus
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. (1933–)
Key '73
Koop, C. Everett (1916–2013)
L'Abri Fellowship
LaHaye, Tim and Beverly (1926–2016 and 1929–)
Lancaster Bible College
The Late Great Planet Earth (1970)
Lewis, C. S., and Evangelicalism
Liberty University
Ligonier Ministries
Linder, Robert D. (1933–)
Lindsell, Harold (1913–1998)
Lindsey, Harold Lee ("Hal") (1929–)
MacArthur, John F., Jr. (1939–)
Marsden, George M. (1939–)
Mass Media, Evangelicals and
Master's Seminary, The
McDowell, Josh (1939–)
McGee, J. Vernon (1904–1988)
Messianic Judaism
Military Ministries
Missions, Evangelicals and
Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837–1899)
Moody Bible Institute
Moody Church (Chicago)
Moody Monthly
Moral Majority
Morris, Henry (1918–2006)
Mouw, Richard J. (1940–)
National Association of Evangelicals
National Black Evangelical Association
National Day of Prayer
Navigators
Neo-Evangelicalism
Noll, Mark A. (1946–)
Norman, Larry David (1947–2008)
Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary
Ockenga, Harold John (1905–1985)
Oden, Thomas C. (1931–2016)
Officers' Christian Fellowship
Osteen, Joel (1963–)
Pacific Garden Mission (Chicago)
Parachurch Ministries
Park Street Church (Boston)
Pentecostalism (and Charismatic Movement), Evangelicals and
Philosophy, Evangelicals and
Pierard, Richard V. (1934–)
Plantinga, Alvin C. (1932–)
Politics, Evangelicals and
Premillennialism
Princeton Evangelical Fellowship
Prison Fellowship
Promise Keepers
Rapture
Reformed Tradition, Evangelicalism and
Regent University
Ryrie, Charles Caldwell (1925–2016)
Schaeffer, Francis A. and Edith (1912–1984 and 1914–2013)
Science, Evangelicals and
Scofield, Cyrus Ingerson (1843–1921)
Scofield Reference Bible (1909)
Sexuality, Evangelicals and
Sider, Ronald James (1939–)
Smith, Charles W. ("Chuck") (1927–2013)
Social Action, Evangelicals and
Sojourners
Southern Bible Institute
Swindoll, Charles R. ("Chuck") (1934–)
Tada, Joni Eareckson (1949–)
Talbot School of Theology
Tenth Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia)
Theological Controversies within Evangelicalism
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism (1947)
Vineyard Movement
Wallis, Jim (1948–)
Walvoord, John F. (1910–2002)
Warren, Richard Duane ("Rick") (1954–)
Western Seminary
Westminster Theological Seminary
Wheaton College
Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington, Illinois)
Women's Ministries
World Vision International
Wycliffe Global Alliance
Young Life
Youth for Christ International
Primary Documents
Further Reading
About the Editors and Contributors
Index

Praise for Evangelical America

This one-volume encyclopedia sets out to define the essentials of Evangelicalism in the U.S. since 1940. . . . The volume ends with primary documents, an extensive bibliography, and a comprehensive index. This would be appropriate for public, school, and academic libraries where the subject of the book is a topic of interest.

Perhaps most impressive about this encyclopedia is the extensive list of reprinted primary source documents, from 1942 to 2017. . . . Demy and Shockley have successfully managed to contextualize the key figures, documents, and evangelical organizations into the larger fabric of contemporary American culture. Recommended for both public and academic libraries.

This well-written book focuses on American evangelism since the mid-20th century. . . . VERDICT Presenting a wealth of additional sources and valuable primary source materials, this is an excellent choice for seminarians, religious professionals, and others wishing to learn more about this thriving movement.

[T]his book will be useful for those seeking to learn about the views, concerns, organizations, persons, and events of post-WW II evangelical Christianity in the U.S. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.

Product Details

• Title: Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture
• Authors: Timothy J. Demy, Paul R. Shockley
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBN: 9798216081739
• Resource ID: LLS:9798216081739
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-11T18:03:12Z

About the Authors

Timothy J. Demy, MSt, ThD, PhD, is professor of military ethics at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI.

Paul R. Shockley, MA, ThM, PhD, is professor of Bible and theology at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston and teaches philosophy (adjunct) for the Division of Multidisciplinary Programs at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.