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In the United States, evangelicalism is a movement among Protestant Christians who believe in the necessity of being born again, emphasize the importance of evangelism, and affirm traditional Protestant teachings on the authority as well as the historicity of the Bible. [1]
- Conversion and Converting
- Political Engagements
- Exiles, Marginals and ‘Dones’
One place to begin is historian David Bebbington’s four-part definition of evangelicalism. In his 1989 book, Bebbington argued that evangelicals share a recognition of the Bible as the ultimate authority, emphasize the work of Jesus’ crucifixion in human salvation, share a born-again experience and are active socially in reforming society. Most Chr...
As a scholar of religion in America, I’ve seen how evangelicalism in the United States is generally recognized for its political allegiances with the Republican Party. Since the Ronald Reagan era, evangelicals have overwhelmingly supported Republican presidential candidates. This is ironic, as President Jimmy Carter, who identified as a born-again ...
Some people raised within evangelicalism are rejecting the faith’s rigid boundaries and constraints today. There are a growing number of “exvangelicals” – those who were insiders who no longer fit the parameters. Many within the exvangelical movement have voluntarily left. However, others describe their departure as exilic, or having been forced ou...
Aug 4, 2021 · Understanding evangelicalism in America today. A religion scholar explains how evangelicalism in the US is not a monolith. It includes a a variety of churches, theologies and practices....
Feb 7, 2024 · Du Mez’s and Barr’s work is part of a narrative—perpetuated by scholars, memoirists, and journalists—that evangelicalism is bad for America. Christian nationalism, white supremacy, and ...
Jul 10, 2021 · White mainline Protestantism is growing; White evangelicalism is declining. And that is big news. Most researchers divide White American Protestantism into two large families: Evangelical...
Apr 21, 2024 · In reality, American evangelicalism is best understood as a combination of three religious traditions: fundamentalism, evangelicalism and Pentecostalism.
Jul 25, 2023 · The answer to the crisis of credibility facing evangelical America is not fighting a battle for the “soul of evangelicalism,” with one group winning and exiling the losers.
