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2023 Foreword Indies Book Award Finalist for History A myth-busting work on fundamentalists and culture The Scopes Trial of 1925 is often regarded as a turning point in the history of American fundamentalism and evangelicalism. It is claimed that Scopes was a public relations defeat that sent fundamentalism into retreat from mainstream culture. In Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and the Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial, Madison Trammel argues that such a characterization is misguided. Using documentary evidence from newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s, Trammel shows that fundamentalists remained fully active in seeking to transform the culture for Christ, and they remained so through the rise of Billy Graham's ministry. Grounded in historical evidence, Fundamentalists in the Public Square offers a fresh take on the relationship between fundamentalism, evangelicalism, and the public square.

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"""The fundamentalists who censured theological modernism in the 1920s are often supposed to have been inactive in the public square because they believed in concentrating on saving souls. However, in Fundamentalists in the Public Square, Madison Trammel clearly demonstrates that they were strongly engaged in opposition to evolution and in support of prohibition. By drawing on a wealth of evidence from the press of four states, he also shows that they suffered less condemnation at the hands of public opinion than might be expected."" --David Bebbington, University of Stirling ""A solid and deft study that contributes to the new interpretive paradigm concerning fundamentalists and the public square. Trammel makes a compelling case that during the post-Scopes Roaring Twenties and beyond, fundamentalists never left the building."" --Barry Hankins, Baylor University ""This book may change the way the story of American fundamentalism in the Twenties is told."" --John Woodbridge, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"

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Madison Trammel (PhD Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is publisher at B&H Academic.

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