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Deconstructing Evangelicalism
Darryl G. Hart
其他書名
Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham
出版Baker Academic, 2004
主題Religion / Christian Ministry / EvangelismReligion / Christianity / ProtestantReligion / Christian Theology / HistoryReligion / Christianity / General
ISBN08010272849780801027284
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=F7vYAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Evangelicalism, as the term is used, is a construct developed over the last half of the twentieth century. Prior to 1950 the word had not been used the way religious leaders and academics now use it, and even then it was not a coherent set of convictions or practices. For that reason, its construction is as novel as it is misleading. This book offers an explanation as to why evangelicalism as currently used became a useful category for journalists, scholars, and believing Protestants. But it is more than simply an account of a specific word's usage. It is also an argument about the damage the construction of evangelicalism has done to historic Christianity. As much as the American public thinks of evangelicalism as the "old-time religion," whether positively or negatively, this expression of Christianity has severed most ties to the ways and beliefs of Christians living in previous eras. For that reason, it needs to be deconstructed. Book jacket.