The Lord's Radio: Gospel Music Broadcasting and the Making of Evangelical Culture, 1920-1960

by Mark Ward

Evangelical Christianity--the faith professed by one in four Americans--exerts an enormous influence in American society. Believed by some to have originated as a reaction to the social revolution of the 1960s, evangelicalism as a distinct subculture in fact dates to the advent of radio. The evangelical faithful flocked to the airwaves, developing a nationwide mass culture as listeners across denominational lines heard the same popular preachers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476667349
• ISBN13: 9781476667348
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher