Where Do Evangelicals Come From

[Stephen Fox]

Jonathan Edwards and "chiliasm" among many other insights including periodical responses to evil occasions, a great paragraph in this exhaustive review and a grand one at that.

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/04 ... came-from/

[Sandy]

Long, but a good read.

[Rvaughn]

What is a quick summary of where they came from?

Thanks.

[Sandy]

From various revival movements, with roots in the preaching of Jonathan Edwards, the first and second great awakenings, the preaching of individuals like George Whitefield and the Wesleys, the frontier revivals with preachers like Barton Stone, Alexander Campbell, Billy Sunday and the "sawdust trail", Billy Graham, and up into the modern megachurch movement.

[Stephen Fox]

[Rvaughn]

Thanks, Sandy. Sounds interesting. I'll try to read when I have a chance.

[Stephen Fox]

From May 21 Review, Balmer is more explicit re Fitzgerald's failure to explore fundamentalist evangelicals enchantment with the right wing. Three weeks ago Mercer's David Gushee interviewed Fitzgerald on Cspan's weekend Booktv. Interesting review but for my money Gushee wasted first 40 minutes, valuable time he coulda used advancing the conversation on the points Balmer says Fitzgerald failed to pursue.

Again, Molly Worthen feature in the May Atlantic Mag on the evangelical mindset with her reference to Darren Grem look at Chic Fil A etc, and these Balmer reviews outflank Fitzgerald, but she can be given credit for sparking this round of conversation.

http://www.vnews.com/Randall-Balmer-on- ... y-10127422