That Old-Time Religion in Modern America Evangelical Protestantism in the Twentieth Century

Part 1 Acknowledgements ix
Part 2 INTRODUCTION: UNDERSTANDING EVANGELICALISM 3
Chapter 3 Insiders who feel like outsiders. Revivalism and born-again devotion. Nineteenth-century developments and influence. Contemporary unease.
Part 4 PART ONE. AN EVANGELICAL GHETTO IN WASP AMERICA, 1920-1960
Part 5 A PECULIAR PEOPLE, A DIVINE BOOK 25
Chapter 6 The Bible's iconic status. Biblical criticism. Dispensationalism. Evolution and creation. Protestantism divided. Bible colleges.
Part 7 THE FORMATION OF AN EVAGELICAL SUBCULTURE 54
Chapter 8 Separatism. The formation of new institutions. Evangelical mores. Families, young people, and wholesome fun.
Part 9 EVANGELICALS AND THE POLITICS OF MORALITY 84
Chapter 10 The social relevance of the gospel. Portestantism in American public life. Dispensationalism, international affairs, and conspiracy.
Part 11 PART TWO. PRESERVING A CHRISTIAN SOCIETY, 1960-2000
Part 12 THE RENEWAL OF THE EVANGELICAL MIND 115
Chapter 13 The crisis of the West. Scholarly evangelicals. The threat of secularization. An intellectual defense of the West.
Part 14 EVANGELICAL POLITICS AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT 144
Chapter 15 Piety and politcs. Sexual liberation and family values. A Christian worldview. The Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition.
Part 16 EVANGELICALS AND POPULAR CULTURE 172
Chapter 17 Family entertainment. Entertainment as evangelism. Contemporary Christian music. Praie & Worship worship.
Part 18 EVANGELICAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS 201
Chapter 19 Evangelicalism: conservative or innovative? The legacy of pietism. The dilemma of contemporary evangelicalism.
Part 20 A Note on Sources 223
Part 21 Index 237