Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham

by D.G. Hart

Book Overview

Evangelicalism, as the term is used, is a construct developed over the last half of the twentieth century. Prior to 1950 the word had not been used the way religious leaders and academics now use it, and even then it was not a coherent set of convictions or practices. For that reason, its construction is as novel as it is misleading. This book offers an explanation as to why evangelicalism as currently used became a useful category for journalists,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801027284
• ISBN13: 9780801027284
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"