In late twentieth century America, evangelicalism took on a decidedly more political tone. In their article on the reinvention of evangelicalism in American history, scholars Hannah Butler and Kristin Du Mez conclude that “it seems reasonable to assume that when Americans self-identify as evangelicals today, many are identifying with the movement as it has taken shape in recent decades—a conservative politicized movement—and not with a static conception rooted in a centuries-old history.”
