The Anointed: Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age

Here, the authors examine the appeal of David Barton, Francis Schaeffer, D. James Kennedy, and Peter Marshall, and their ideas of the United States being founded as a devoutly Christian nation having greater influence among some evangelicals than the likes of Noll, Marsden, or any number of highly q...

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Published inFides et Historia Vol. 45; no. 1; p. 173
Main Author Chapell, Colin B
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Terre Haute The Conference on Faith and History 01.01.2013
Subjects
Dobson, James C
Evangelicalism
Falwell, Jerry
Giberson, Karl W
LaHaye, Tim F
Populism
Robertson, Pat (Marion G Robertson)
Subcultures
Truth
New York
Americas
United States > US
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Summary:Here, the authors examine the appeal of David Barton, Francis Schaeffer, D. James Kennedy, and Peter Marshall, and their ideas of the United States being founded as a devoutly Christian nation having greater influence among some evangelicals than the likes of Noll, Marsden, or any number of highly qualified evangelical historians. While The Anointed does not necessarily break new ground in demonstrating the scandal of (some parts of) the evangelical mind, it deftly shows how some leaders of the evangelical right have moved away from serious scholarship, relying instead on social issues and fears to gain a hearing. [...]throughout the book, Stephens and Giberson argue that part of the appeal of evangelical populists is their social message.
ISSN:0884-5379