Contemporary Evangelical Political Involvement: An Analysis and Assessment

by Corwin E. Smidt

This book, written largely by evangelical scholars, analyzes the nature of contemporary evangelicalism and evangelical political involvement, identifies some of the strengths and weaknesses of evangelical political participation, and assesses the significance of present and future evangelical political activity. Contributions Contemporary Evangelical Political An Overview, by Corwin E. Smidt; The Politics of Christianity 1956-1986, by J. David Fairbanks; The Evangelical A Falwell-Graham Typology, by Ron R. Stockton; Evangelicals and the New Christian Coherence Versus Diversity in the Issue Stands of Evangelicals, by Corwin E. Smidt; Evangelicals and Political Realignment, by Lyman A. Kellstedt; Evangelical The Role of the Media, by J. David Woodard; The 'Coming-Out' of Evangelicals, by Lynn Buzzard; The Promise and Pitfalls of Evangelical Political Involvement, by Stephen V. Monsma; Goals of Evangelical Political A Fundamentalist Perspective, by Edward G. Dobson; Can Politics Be 'Saved'?: What Must Evangelicals Do to Become Politically Responsible?, by James W. Skillen. Co-published with the Calvin College Department of Political Science and the Calvin College Conference on Christianity and Politics.

202 pages, Hardcover

First published February 22, 1989