Evangelicals
by Mark A. Noll, David W. Bebbington, & George M. Marsden | Book Summary
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Author: Mark A. Noll, David W. Bebbington, & George M. Marsden
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These realities leave us with several difficult questions:
This book is a collection of essays, each of which wrestles with the questions surrounding the word evangelical. "The object of this book is to illuminate trajectories from the past in relationship to recent debates about evangelicalism, especially in the United States." (p. 13) |
Mark M. Noll is a world-class historian who specializes in the history of Christianity in the United States of America. He is a Research Professor of History at Regent College, and he is a Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. Noll is a graduate of Wheaton College (BA), the University of Iowa (MA), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MA), and Vanderbilt University (PhD).
David W. Bebbington is a British historian who teaches history at the University of Stirling in Scotland. He also teaches as a distinguished visiting professor at Baylor University, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Historical Society. Bebbington is credited with the standard definition of evangelicalism, often known as the Bebbington Quadrilateral.
George M. Marsden is an American historian who specializes in the relationship between Christianity, American culture, and higher education. Like Noll, he is a Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He is a graduate of Haverford College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Yale University, and he has taught at Calvin College, Duke Divinity School, and Notre Dame.
Evangelicals
by Mark A. Noll, David W. Bebbington, & George M. Marsden
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Mark A. Noll, David W. Bebbington, & George M. Marsden |
| Publisher | Eerdmans |
| Date | 2019 |
| Pages | 336 |
Overview:
"The word 'evangelical' is in trouble—but for different and competing reasons." (p. 1)
- Recent history has connected white, American evangelicals with Donald Trump in a remarkable and unique way.
- Recent scholarship has begun to question the validity of the 'Bebbington Quadrilateral' as a definition of evangelicals.
- The religious landscape and demographic makeup of the United States does not mirror that of the rest of the world.
These realities leave us with several difficult questions:
- What is an evangelical?
- Who are these people?
- What makes them cohere as a group?
- Is the term evangelical even useful or redeemable in the twenty-first century?
This book is a collection of essays, each of which wrestles with the questions surrounding the word evangelical. "The object of this book is to illuminate trajectories from the past in relationship to recent debates about evangelicalism, especially in the United States." (p. 13)
Mark M. Noll is a world-class historian who specializes in the history of Christianity in the United States of America. He is a Research Professor of History at Regent College, and he is a Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. Noll is a graduate of Wheaton College (BA), the University of Iowa (MA), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MA), and Vanderbilt University (PhD).
David W. Bebbington is a British historian who teaches history at the University of Stirling in Scotland. He also teaches as a distinguished visiting professor at Baylor University, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Historical Society. Bebbington is credited with the standard definition of evangelicalism, often known as the Bebbington Quadrilateral.
George M. Marsden is an American historian who specializes in the relationship between Christianity, American culture, and higher education. Like Noll, he is a Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He is a graduate of Haverford College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Yale University, and he has taught at Calvin College, Duke Divinity School, and Notre Dame.