{"product_id":"apostles-of-reason-the-crisis-of-authority-in-american-evangelicalism-9780199896462","title":"Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism","description":"Evangelical Christianity is a paradox. Evangelicals are radically individualist, but devoted to community and family. They believe in the transformative power of a personal relationship with God, but are wary of religious enthusiasm. They are deeply skeptical of secular reason, but eager to\u003cbr\u003efind scientific proof that the Bible is true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking history of modern American evangelicalism, Molly Worthen argues that these contradictions are the products of a crisis of authority that lies at the heart of the faith. Evangelicals have never had a single authority to guide them through these dilemmas or settle the\u003cbr\u003etroublesome question of what the Bible actually means. Worthen chronicles the ideological warfare, institutional conflict, and clashes between modern gurus and maverick disciples that lurk behind the more familiar narrative of the rise of the Christian Right. The result is an ambitious intellectual\u003cbr\u003ehistory that weaves together stories from all corners of the evangelical world to explain the ideas and personalities-the scholarly ambitions and anti-intellectual impulses-that have made evangelicalism a cultural and political force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eApostles of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, Worthen recasts American evangelicalism as a movement defined not by shared doctrines or politics, but by the problem of reconciling head knowledge and heart religion in an increasingly secular America. She shows that understanding the rise of the Christian Right in purely\u003cbr\u003epolitical terms, as most scholars have done, misses the heart of the story. The culture wars of the late twentieth century emerged not only from the struggle between religious conservatives and secular liberals, but also from the civil war within evangelicalism itself-a battle over how to uphold the\u003cbr\u003ecommands of both faith and reason, and how ultimately to lead the nation back onto the path of righteousness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Molly Worthen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199896462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2014 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly Worthen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost: The Grand Strategy of Charles Hill \u003c\/em\u003eand is a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times, Slate, Christianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40110194425971,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d7ec7dc1-b550-408e-9dce-89d85f302711.jpg?v=1653402048","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/apostles-of-reason-the-crisis-of-authority-in-american-evangelicalism-9780199896462","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}