Evangelicalism: A Very Short Introduction

Abstract Evangelicalism: A Very Short Introduction examines the heart of the evangelical phenomenon. Evangelicalism encompasses many Protestant denominations that share core tenets of Christianity. It is foremost defined by its fervent worship, its regard for the Bible as the ultimate theological and ethical authority, the desire to evangelize, and the insistence on religious conversion known as being “born again.” As the Evangelical movement has grown rapidly, so has its influence on the political stage. This VSI tells the evangelical story from the preacher-led revivals of the eighteenth century, through the frontier camp meetings of the nineteenth, to the mass urban rallies of the twentieth and the global megachurches of the twenty-first.