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By Randall Balmer

Evangelicalism has left its indelible mark on American historical past, politics, and tradition. it's also actual that currents of yank populism and politics have formed the character and personality of evangelicalism.

This tale of evangelicalism in the US is therefore riddled with paradox. even though evangelicals, maybe greater than the other spiritual crew, have benefited from the 1st modification and the separation of church and nation, a number of famous evangelical leaders over the last part century have attempted to abrogate the institution clause of the 1st modification. And regardless of evangelicalism’s legacy of shock for the negative, for girls, and for minorities, a few modern evangelicals have repudiated their very own history of compassion and sacrifice stemming from Jesus’ command to like the least of these.

In Evangelicalism in America Randall Balmer chronicles the heritage of evangelicalism—its origins and improvement in addition to its variety and contradictions. inside of this lineage Balmer explores the social forms and political implications of evangelicalism’s inception in addition to its current and paradoxical dating with American tradition and politics. Balmer debunks many of the loved myths surrounding this incredibly American circulation whereas additionally prophetically conversing approximately its destiny contributions to American life.

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