We've all heard the stereotypes. Intolerant. Legalistic. Anti-intellectual. The list goes on and on. So much baggage is associated with the word evangelical. These cultural, social, and political connotations can easily lead to confusion, misunderstanding, and misuse.
It wasn't always this way. Whatever Happened to Evangelicalism? delivers a much-needed return to a sound biblical and theological understanding that transcends the ideas that have obscured evangelicalism's true meaning.
The contributors to this remarkable anthology explore the significance of evangelicalism from a variety of cultural, denominational, and historical perspectives. Whatever Happened to Evangelicalism? is a valuable resource and an enduring testimony to the essence of evangelicalismthe evangelthe good news of the kingdom of God.
Al Truesdale is emeritus professor of Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics at Nazarene Theological Seminary. He is an alumnus of Nazarene Theological Seminary and Emory University. Truesdale has published and edited numerous books, including With Cords of Love: A Wesleyan Response to Religious Pluralism, Global Wesleyan Dictionary of Theology, and The Book of Saints (five volumes). He and his wife, Esther, live in the Lake Marion region of South Carolina.