This timely book investigates the increasing visibility and influence of evangelical Christians in recent American politics with a focus on racial justice. Peter Goodwin Heltzel considers four evangelical social movements: Focus on the Family; the National Association of Evangelicals; Christian Community Development Association; and Sojourners. The political motives and actions of evangelical groups are founded upon their conceptions of Jesus Christ; Heltzel contends. He traces the roots of contemporary evangelical politics to the prophetic black Christianity tradition of Martin Luther King; Jr.; and the socially engaged evangelical tradition of Carl F. H. Henry. Heltzel shows that the basic tenets of King’s and Henry’s theologies have led their evangelical heirs toward a prophetic evangelicalism in a shade of blue green―blue symbolizing the tragedy of black suffering in the Americas; and green symbolizing the hope of a prophetic evangelical engagement with poverty; AIDS; and the environment. This fresh theological understanding of evangelical political groups shines new light on the ways evangelicals shape and are shaped by broader American culture.
#189691 in Books 2005-07-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.60 x .77 x 5.96l; .85 #File Name: 0300106696240 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Do Demons and Devils still exist even in the modern era?By Bobbananda - Dr BobMidelfort opens up quite an extraordinary story of demons; devils; disease and healing via exorcism in the 18th century. The story focuses through the life and work of Father Johann Gassner who apparently helped and healed thousands but was denied and banned because of political and religious fears in the Holy Roman Empire. The details are a bit tedious at times; but the author handles the territory quite well. He did an excellent job with the material; times; and problems of the age.
