Description: "This books draws together significant considerations of evangelicalism from three of the historians who have contributed a great deal to putting the subject on the map, along with selected commentary from others who have benefited from, or sometimes questioned, their work"--
Brief description: George M. Marsden is Francis A. McAnaney Profess Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. Among his many books is Jonathan Edwards: A Life, named one of ten "Books of the Year" for 2003 by Atlantic Monthly and winner of the prestigious Bancroft Prize in history (2004) and the Grawemeyer Award in religion (2005).
Review Quotes: Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Readers with an interest in Christian evangelical history will find this a valuable collection to study, reflect on, and argue with."
"The book is vital to conversations about Evangelicalism on the parts of pundits, scholars, Evangelicals themselves, and a growing group of post-Evangelicals. . . . Highly recommended." Religious Studies Review
"[E]ssential reading for anyone who wants to have a thoughtful conversation about the meaning of the word evangelical today."