Overview
"Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press. In this book, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior examines evangelical history, both good and bad. By analyzing the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism, she unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices to consider what is Christian rather than merely cultural. The result is a clearer path forward for evangelicals amid their current identity crisis--and insight for others who want a deeper understanding of what the term ""evangelical"" means today. This book explores ideas including conversion, domesticity, empire, sentimentality, and more. In the end, it goes beyond evangelicalism to show us how we might be influenced by images, stories, and metaphors in ways we cannot always see."
Full Product Details
Author: Karen Swallow Prior ,
Susan Hanfield
Publisher: Christianaudio
Imprint: Christianaudio
ISBN: 9798212548199
Publication Date: 08 August 2023
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Invites us to enjoy a more healthy and biblical imaginative life. A crucial book for anyone who wants to bring every faculty--including the imagination--under the lordship of Christ."" -- ""Christopher Watkin, author of Biblical Critical Theory"" ""Offers contemporary Christians a chance for self-awareness, renewal, and hope."" -- ""Malcolm Guite, author of Lifting the Veil"" ""Readers are challenged to ask important questions to grasp the forces that shape us without our knowing."" -- ""Walter R. Strickland II, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary"" ""This eye-opening book calls on evangelicals to examine their fundamental assumptions...It will also assist non-Christians, like me, whose image of the evangelical faith has been clouded by those same unexamined assumptions and unwelcome elements."" -- ""Henry Reichman, author of Understanding Academic Freedom; former vice president, American Association of University Professors"""
Author Information
Karen Swallow Prior is Research Professor of English and Christianity & Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is an award-winning author and one of today's leading evangelical writers and commentators. Her book On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books was recognized as a Publishers Weekly Book of the Year in Religion in 2018. Along with a diverse career on stage and screen, Susan Hanfield is a prolific audiobook narrator with hundreds of titles to her credit. Susan is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, three-time Audie Award finalist, and a Voice Arts Awards nominee. From her professional studio in Los Angeles, Susan's favorite fiction genres include literary fiction, historical romance, young adult, and science fiction/fantasy. Nonfiction genres include faith-based/inspirational, personal self-development, and business. Susan is known for her wide range of voices, accents, intonations, and her ability to bring the written story to life.
