A HISTORY OF EVANGELICALS IN AMERICA

The American Evangelicals are far more diverse and interesting than the troubling images we see in the media. How did a group of Bible-believing Christians become the influential political force that we see today? Is that all there is to Evangelicalism in America? In this class we’ll journey through the good, the bad, and even some of the ugly as we try to understand this important religious and cultural movement.


Further Reading on the History of American Evangelicals

Evangelical Manifesto
Presbyterians and Slavery in the Pre-Civil War Era
For the Health of the Nation
Evangelicalism from a Global Perspective
An Introduction to Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and Dispensationalism
How Evangelicals Became Israel’s Best Friend

Click here for a reading list for further understanding on this subject.