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Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism
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by Joel A. Carpenter
Sales Rank: 535725
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List Price: $42.00
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Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA July 8, 1999
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195129075
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195129076
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism (Hardcover)
Lest you think fundamentalism was the faith of your Victorian great-grandparents or something only hill-billies believe, think again and read this book. It is a history of fundamentalism in the 1930s and 1940s in the USA. This book tells us not only what simple, fundamental Christian belief is all about during the depression and World War II, but also who the players were. Critics and Christians alike can gain something from this book. The former will find a scholarly view of what fundamentalists believe and why they are still a political force today. Christians will find it interesting to learn who influenced and founded leading evangelical institutions. There are insights into the National Assocation of Evangelicals (NAE), a powerful lobbying group today. Also the forces that brought about Billy Graham, which you won't find in his biography are summarized. The motivation for creating Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA as a place where intellectual Christians could teach and study is explained. Other organizations mentioned are Park Street Church, Boston, the Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton College. Less expected is the influence of Harvard Divinity School. The author rightly observes that fundamentalists, who may be divided in their denominations, were brought together by an infrastructure of bible colleges, youth movements, business men's gatherings and camps. The book touches on the influence of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, coming from the UK, then Canada. It would be interesting to have a similar book that analyzes European fundamentalism of the 1930s and 1940s. Then there's Asia and Africa. Clearly, there's a global story here that has yet to be told. Regrettably, the book is very much from a male viewpoint - with only a fleeting reference to the empowering of women through fundamentalist organizations. I would have liked to have heard more about women fundamentalist leaders - but maybe they were suppressed! Joel Carpenter explains the rise of neo-evangelicals, who moved away from the expectation of the imminent return of Jesus. He explains pre-millenialism and dispensationalism (a belief in Christian eras) concisely and clearly. This is a thorough, historical study, written with clarity and copious references.
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