American Apocalypse A History of Modern Evangelicalism |
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| Author:
| Sutton, Matthew Avery |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04836-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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In the first comprehensive history of American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, Matthew Sutton shows how charismatic Protestant preachers, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it. Narrating the story from the perspective of the faithful, he shows how apocalyptic thinking influences the American mainstream today.
In the first comprehensive history of American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, Matthew Sutton shows how charismatic Protestant preachers, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it. Narrating the story from the perspective of the faithful, he shows how apocalyptic thinking influences the American mainstream today.