Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture

An essential new reference work for students and general readers interested in the history, dynamics, and influence of evangelicalism in recent American history, politics, and culture. What makes evangelical or "born-again" Christians different from those who identify themselves more simply as "Christian"? What percentage of Americans believe in the Rapture? How are evangelicalism and Baptism similar? What is the influence of evangelical religions on U.S. politics? Readers of Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture will learn the answers to these questions and many more through this single-volume work's coverage of the many dimensions of and diversity within evangelicalism and through its documentation of the specific contributions evangelicals have made in American society and culture. It also illustrates the Evangelical movement's influence internationally in key issues such as human rights, environmentalism, and gender and sexuality.

Table of Contents:
Topical List of Entries Preface Introduction Chronology A–Z Entries Abortion, Evangelicals and Africa Inland Mission African American Evangelicalism American Scientific Affiliation Ariel Ministries Association for Biblical Higher Education Association of Christian Schools International AWANA Clubs International Baptists and Evangelicalism The Battle for the Bible (1976) Bible, Authority of Bible Conference Movement Bible Exposition Bible Institutes and Bible Colleges Bible Presbyterian Church Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Biola University Boice, James Montgomery (1938–2000) Bright, William R. ("Bill") (1921–2003) BSF International Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa, California) Calvinism Carnell, Edward John (1919–1967) Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Chafer, Lewis Sperry (1871–1952) Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern (1973) Children of God Chosen People Ministries/American Board of Missions to the Jews Christian Apologetics Christian Legal Society Christian Medical & Dental Associations Christian Reconstructionism Christianity Today Christians for Biblical Equality Civil Rights Movement, Evangelicals and Clark, Gordon Haddon (1902–1985) Clouse, Robert G. (1931–2016) Colson, Charles Wendell ("Chuck") (1931–2012) Concerned Women for America Conference on Faith and History Contemporary Christian Music Conversion Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Counterculture, Evangelicals and (1960s and 1970s) Cowboy Church Movement Creation Research Society Criswell, W. A. (1909–2002) Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ International) Dallas Theological Seminary Danvers Statement Denominationalism and Evangelicalism Denver Seminary Dispensationalism Dobson, James C., Jr. (1936–) Elliot, James ("Jim") (1927–1956) Emerging and Emergent Churches Environment, Evangelicals and the Eschatology Ethics, Evangelical Theories of Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability Evangelical Theological Society Evangelicalism Evangelicals & Catholics Together Evangelism Evans, Anthony T. ("Tony") (1949–) Explo '72 Falwell, Jerry L., Sr. (1933–2007) Family Research Council Fellowship of Christian Athletes Fine Arts, Evangelicals and Focus on the Family Foreign Policy, Evangelicals and Fourth Presbyterian Church (Bethesda, Maryland) Fuller, Charles E. (1887–1968) Fuller Theological Seminary Fundamentalism Geisler, Norman L. (1932–) Gender, Evangelicals and The Genesis Flood (1961) Gideons International Gordon College Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary The Gospel Coalition Grace Theological Seminary Graham, William F., Jr. ("Billy") (1918–) Halverson, Richard ("Dick") (1916–1995) Harvard Evangelicals Hatfield, Mark Odom (1922–2011) Hendricks, Howard G. (1924–2013) Henry, Carl F. H. (1913–2003) Hermeneutics Higher Education, Evangelicals and Hispanic American Evangelicals Homeschooling, Evangelicals and Human Rights, Evangelicals and Inerrancy Infertility, Evangelicals and Institute for Creation Research Intelligent Design Movement International Council on Biblical Inerrancy InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Israel, Evangelicals and Jesus Music Jesus People Movement Jews for Jesus Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. (1933–) Key '73 Koop, C. Everett (1916–2013) L'Abri Fellowship LaHaye, Tim and Beverly (1926–2016 and 1929–) Lancaster Bible College The Late Great Planet Earth (1970) Lewis, C. S., and Evangelicalism Liberty University Ligonier Ministries Linder, Robert D. (1933–) Lindsell, Harold (1913–1998) Lindsey, Harold Lee ("Hal") (1929–) MacArthur, John F., Jr. (1939–) Marsden, George M. (1939–) Mass Media, Evangelicals and Master's Seminary, The McDowell, Josh (1939–) McGee, J. Vernon (1904–1988) Messianic Judaism Military Ministries Missions, Evangelicals and Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837–1899) Moody Bible Institute Moody Church (Chicago) Moody Monthly Moral Majority Morris, Henry (1918–2006) Mouw, Richard J. (1940–) National Association of Evangelicals National Black Evangelical Association National Day of Prayer Navigators Neo-Evangelicalism Noll, Mark A. (1946–) Norman, Larry David (1947–2008) Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary Ockenga, Harold John (1905–1985) Oden, Thomas C. (1931–2016) Officers' Christian Fellowship Osteen, Joel (1963–) Pacific Garden Mission (Chicago) Parachurch Ministries Park Street Church (Boston) Pentecostalism (and Charismatic Movement), Evangelicals and Philosophy, Evangelicals and Pierard, Richard V. (1934–) Plantinga, Alvin C. (1932–) Politics, Evangelicals and Premillennialism Princeton Evangelical Fellowship Prison Fellowship Promise Keepers Rapture Reformed Tradition, Evangelicalism and Regent University Ryrie, Charles Caldwell (1925–2016) Schaeffer, Francis A. and Edith (1912–1984 and 1914–2013) Science, Evangelicals and Scofield, Cyrus Ingerson (1843–1921) Scofield Reference Bible (1909) Sexuality, Evangelicals and Sider, Ronald James (1939–) Smith, Charles W. ("Chuck") (1927–2013) Social Action, Evangelicals and Sojourners Southern Bible Institute Swindoll, Charles R. ("Chuck") (1934–) Tada, Joni Eareckson (1949–) Talbot School of Theology Tenth Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia) Theological Controversies within Evangelicalism Trinity Evangelical Divinity School The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism (1947) Vineyard Movement Wallis, Jim (1948–) Walvoord, John F. (1910–2002) Warren, Richard Duane ("Rick") (1954–) Western Seminary Westminster Theological Seminary Wheaton College Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington, Illinois) Women's Ministries World Vision International Wycliffe Global Alliance Young Life Youth for Christ International Primary Documents Further Reading About the Editors and Contributors Index

About the Author :
Timothy J. Demy, MSt, ThD, PhD, is professor of military ethics at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI. Paul R. Shockley, MA, ThM, PhD, is professor of Bible and theology at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston and teaches philosophy (adjunct) for the Division of Multidisciplinary Programs at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.

Review :
This one-volume encyclopedia sets out to define the essentials of Evangelicalism in the U.S. since 1940. . . . The volume ends with primary documents, an extensive bibliography, and a comprehensive index. This would be appropriate for public, school, and academic libraries where the subject of the book is a topic of interest. Perhaps most impressive about this encyclopedia is the extensive list of reprinted primary source documents, from 1942 to 2017. . . . Demy and Shockley have successfully managed to contextualize the key figures, documents, and evangelical organizations into the larger fabric of contemporary American culture. Recommended for both public and academic libraries. This well-written book focuses on American evangelism since the mid-20th century. . . . VERDICT Presenting a wealth of additional sources and valuable primary source materials, this is an excellent choice for seminarians, religious professionals, and others wishing to learn more about this thriving movement. [T]his book will be useful for those seeking to learn about the views, concerns, organizations, persons, and events of post-WW II evangelical Christianity in the U.S. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.