The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement

The American Evangelical Story surveys the role American evangelicalism has had in the shaping of global evangelical history.

Author Douglas Sweeney begins with a brief outline of the key features that define evangelicals and then explores the roots of the movement in English Pietism and the Great Awakening of the eighteenth century. He goes on to consider the importance of missions in the development of evangelicalism and the continuing emphasis placed on evangelism. Sweeney next examines the different subgroups of American evangelicals and the current challenges faced by the movement, concluding with reflections on the future of evangelicalism.

Combining a narrative style with historical detail and insight, this accessible, illustrated book will appeal to readers interested in the history of the movement, as well as students of church history.

Author: Douglas a. Sweeney
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.28w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780801026584

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 87
Booklist 08/01/2005 pg. 1972
Library Journal 07/15/2005
Christianity Today 05/01/2006 pg. 68
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1030

About the Author
Douglas A. Sweeney (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University) is associate professor of church history and the history of Christian thought and director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

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