God and Country: How Evangelicals Have Become America's New Mainstream

by Monique El-Faizy

Publisher:

Bloomsbury USA

, 2008

In this important exploration of one of the most misunderstood phenomena of our day, former fundamentalist Christian Monique El-Faizy argues that evangelicals have become the new establishment, constituting over 40% of our population by some estimates. The 2004 Presidential election opened the eyes of many so-called blue state Americans to the reach of evangelical Christianity, yet much of the media and Hollywood still fail to understand the paradigm shift that has placed evangelicals in the American mainstream.
With the intimate perspective of a former insider, God and Country takes readers past the edges of the evangelical community into its heart, presenting an in-depth look at megachurches, Christian rock, Christian publishing, and the day-to-day lives of evangelical Americans. El-Faizy shows how, by mimicking many elements of secular America and creating strong communities, evangelical leaders lure converts by the thousands. But while the public face of the movement has softened, the conservative old guard still drives the political agenda. Evangelicals see every aspect of their life through the prism of their faith; their belief is central to every decision, personal, social or political. To dismiss or miscast such an influential population would be a grave mistake. Intelligent, clear-headed and piercing, God and Country is essential reading for anyone interested in our nation's future.

Product Details

• Title: God and Country: How Evangelicals Have Become America's New Mainstream
• Author: Monique El-Faizy
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781596919815, 9781582345192, 1582345198, 1596919817
• Resource ID: LLS:9781596919815
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-12T04:51:25Z

About the Author

Monique El-Faizy is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Guardian, the Washington Post, the New York Times, USA Today, the St. Petersburg Times, Cosmopolitan (UK), GQ, Parents, Moscow Magazine, and the Moscow Guardian, among others. She currently works at the New York Daily News, and has worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Associated Press and the Bergen Record. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.