That Old-Time Religion in Modern America Evangelical Protestantism in the Twentieth Century

by Hart, D. G.

• ISBN13: 9781566634601
• ISBN10: 1566634601
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-28
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee

Summary

In this cogent history, D.G. Hart unpacks evangelicalism's current reputation by tracing its development over the course of the twentieth century.

Author Biography

D. G. Hart is academic dean and professor of church history at Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Understanding Evangelicalism	3	(22)
Insiders who feel like outsiders
Revivalism and born-again devotion
Nineteenth-century developments and influence
Contemporary unease
PART ONE. AN EVANGELICAL GHETTO IN WASP AMERICA, 1920--1960
A Peculiar People, a Divine Book	25	(29)
The Bible's iconic status
Biblical criticism
Dispensationalism
Evolution and creation
Protestantism divided
Bible colleges
The Formation of an Evangelical Subculture	54	(30)
Separatism
The formation of new institutions
Evangelical mores
Families, young people, and wholesome fun
Evangelicals and the Politics of Morality	84	(31)
The social relevance of the gospel
Protestantism in American public life
Dispensationalism, international affairs, and conspiracy
PART TWO. PRESERVING A CHRISTIAN SOCIETY, 1960--2000
The Renewal of the Evangelical Mind	115	(29)
The crisis of the West
Scholarly evangelicals
The threat of secularization
An intellectual defense of the West
Evangelical Politics and the Religious Right	144	(28)
Piety and politics
Sexual liberation and family values
A Christian worldview
The Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition
Evangelicals and Popular Culture	172	(29)
Family entertainment
Entertainment as evangelism
Contemporary Christian Music
Praise & Worship worship
Evangelical Misunderstandings	201	(22)
Evangelicalism: conservative or innovative? The legacy of pietism
The dilemma of contemporary evangelicalism
A Note on Sources	223	(14)
Index	237