Moral Ambition: Mobilization and Social Outreach in Evangelical Megachurches Volume 12

by Omri Elisha

Book Overview

In this evocative ethnography, Omri Elisha examines the hopes, frustrations, and activist strategies of American evangelical Christians as they engage socially with local communities. Focusing on two Tennessee megachurches, Moral Ambition reaches beyond political controversies over issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and public prayer to highlight the ways that evangelicals at the grassroots of the Christian Right promote faith-based causes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520267516
• ISBN13: 9780520267510
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"