-Evangelicalism: An Americanized Christianity should disturb Catholic pastors not just because -evangelicalism is the most dynamic and growth-oriented segment of American religion,- but because his description of evangelicalism is also applicable to many Catholics, especially those in the southern half of the contiguous United States.-
--Mark G. Boyer, The Priest
-Richard Kyle brings an unusual combination of theological, historical and social analytical expertise to the study of American evangelicalism. Kyle sees the evangelical movement as rich in paradox and irony, as it took its historical course from nineteenth century dominance, to twentieth century marginalization, to its spectacular recent re-emergence. The price of the movement's contemporary success, Kyle says, may be its capitulation to the ways of modern mass American society. This book is a highly informative warning. Americanized evangelical Christianity may be losing its soul and compromising the core of the gospel.-
--James C. Juhnke
-American Evangelical Protestantism, though still not well understood, is now, through its political clout, one of the most important ideological shapers of the modern world. But how is it to be interpreted? What are its historical roots, and what are its contemporary cultural characteristics? These are the themes of Richard Kyle's authoritative and readable book.....the best general account of the historical roots and contemporary characteristics of this complex phenomenon.-
--David Hempton, Times Literary Supplement (TLS) UK
-...engages in a sustained critique of the contemporary movement. Evangelicalism has capitulated, he argues, to the forces of Americanism-individualism, pragmatism, populism, democracy, free enterprise, and so on. In trying to convey the gospel to the United States, the movement has assimilated the values of the nation.-
--David Bebbington, Books and Culture
-Unlike many authors who have rushed into print to describe 'evangelical' Christianity, Richard Kyle is a veteran exceedingly very well-steeped in the controversies, complexities, and historical development of evangelical movements. Kyle's seasoned perspective shows in the insightful perspectives of this careful book. . . . Kyle's volume is now the best general account of the history, as well as the contemporary cultural and political manifestations of the United States's most numerous, yet also most complicated, religious movement.-
--Mark A. Noll, author of America's God: from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln
"Evangelicalism: An Americanized Christianity should disturb Catholic pastors not just because "evangelicalism is the most dynamic and growth-oriented segment of American religion," but because his description of evangelicalism is also applicable to many Catholics, especially those in the southern half of the contiguous United States."
--Mark G. Boyer, The Priest
"Richard Kyle brings an unusual combination of theological, historical and social analytical expertise to the study of American evangelicalism. Kyle sees the evangelical movement as rich in paradox and irony, as it took its historical course from nineteenth century dominance, to twentieth century marginalization, to its spectacular recent re-emergence. The price of the movement's contemporary success, Kyle says, may be its capitulation to the ways of modern mass American society. This book is a highly informative warning. Americanized evangelical Christianity may be losing its soul and compromising the core of the gospel."
--James C. Juhnke
"American Evangelical Protestantism, though still not well understood, is now, through its political clout, one of the most important ideological shapers of the modern world. But how is it to be interpreted? What are its historical roots, and what are its contemporary cultural characteristics? These are the themes of Richard Kyle's authoritative and readable book.....the best general account of the historical roots and contemporary characteristics of this complex phenomenon."
--David Hempton, Times Literary Supplement (TLS) UK
..".engages in a sustained critique of the contemporary movement. Evangelicalism has capitulated, he argues, to the forces of Americanism-individualism, pragmatism, populism, democracy, free enterprise, and so on. In trying to convey the gospel to the United States, the movement has assimilated the values of the nation."
--David Bebbington, Books and Culture
"Unlike many authors who have rushed into print to describe 'evangelical' Christianity, Richard Kyle is a veteran exceedingly very well-steeped in the controversies, complexities, and historical development of evangelical movements. Kyle's seasoned perspective shows in the insightful perspectives of this careful book. . . . Kyle's volume is now the best general account of the history, as well as the contemporary cultural and political manifestations of the United States's most numerous, yet also most complicated, religious movement."
--Mark A. Noll, author of America's God: from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln
"Evangelicalism: An Americanized Christianity should disturb Catholic pastors not just because "evangelicalism is the most dynamic and growth-oriented segment of American religion," but because his description of evangelicalism is also applicable to many Catholics, especially those in the southern half of the contiguous United States."
--Mark G. Boyer, The Priest
"Richard Kyle brings an unusual combination of theological, historical and social analytical expertise to the study of American evangelicalism. Kyle sees the evangelical movement as rich in paradox and irony, as it took its historical course from nineteenth century dominance, to twentieth century marginalization, to its spectacular recent re-emergence. The price of the movement's contemporary success, Kyle says, may be its capitulation to the ways of modern mass American society. This book is a highly informative warning. Americanized evangelical Christianity may be losing its soul and compromising the core of the gospel."
--James C. Juhnke
"American Evangelical Protestantism, though still not well understood, is now, through its political clout, one of the most important ideological shapers of the modern world. But how is it to be interpreted? What are its historical roots, and what are its contemporary cultural characteristics? These are the themes of Richard Kyle's authoritative and readable book.....the best general account of the historical roots and contemporary characteristics of this complex phenomenon."
--David Hempton, Times Literary Supplement (TLS) UK
..".engages in a sustained critique of the contemporary movement. Evangelicalism has capitulated, he argues, to the forces of Americanism-individualism, pragmatism, populism, democracy, free enterprise, and so on. In trying to convey the gospel to the United States, the movement has assimilated the values of the nation."
--David Bebbington, Books and Culture
"Unlike many authors who have rushed into print to describe 'evangelical' Christianity, Richard Kyle is a veteran exceedingly very well-steeped in the controversies, complexities, and historical development of evangelical movements. Kyle's seasoned perspective shows in the insightful perspectives of this careful book. . . . Kyle's volume is now the best general account of the history, as well as the contemporary cultural and political manifestations of the United States's most numerous, yet also most complicated, religious movement."
--Mark A. Noll, author of America's God: from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln
"Evangelicalism: An Americanized Christianity should disturb Catholic pastors not just because "evangelicalism is the most dynamic and growth-oriented segment of American religion," but because his description of evangelicalism is also applicable to many Catholics, especially those in the southern half of the contiguous United States."
--Mark G. Boyer, The Priest
"Richard Kyle brings an unusual combination of theological, historical and social analytical expertise to the study of American evangelicalism. Kyle sees the evangelical movement as rich in paradox and irony, as it took its historical course from nineteenth century dominance, to twentieth century marginalization, to its spectacular recent re-emergence. The price of the movement's contemporary success, Kyle says, may be its capitulation to the ways of modern mass American society. This book is a highly informative warning. Americanized evangelical Christianity may be losing its soul and compromising the core of the gospel."
--James C. Juhnke
"American Evangelical Protestantism, though still not well understood, is now, through its political clout, one of the most important ideological shapers of the modern world. But how is it to be interpreted? What are its historical roots, and what are its contemporary cultural characteristics? These are the themes of Richard Kyle's authoritative and readable book.....the best general account of the historical roots and contemporary characteristics of this complex phenomenon."
--David Hempton, Times Literary Supplement (TLS) UK
."..engages in a sustained critique of the contemporary movement. Evangelicalism has capitulated, he argues, to the forces of Americanism-individualism, pragmatism, populism, democracy, free enterprise, and so on. In trying to convey the gospel to the United States, the movement has assimilated the values of the nation."
--David Bebbington, "Books and Culture"
"Richard Kyle brings an unusual combination of theological, historical and social analytical expertise to the study of American evangelicalism. Kyle sees the evangelical movement as rich in paradox and irony, as it took its historical course from nineteenth century dominance, to twentieth century marginalization, to its spectacular recent re-emergence. The price of the movement's contemporary success, Kyle says, may be its capitulation to the ways of modern mass American society. This book is a highly informative warning. Americanized evangelical Christianity may be losing its soul and compromising the core of the gospel."
--"-James C. Juhnke"
"American Evangelical Protestantism, though still not well understood, is now, through its political clout, one of the most important ideological shapers of the modern world. But how is it to be interpreted? What are its historical roots, and what are its contemporary cultural characteristics? These are the themes of Richard Kyle's authoritative and readable book.....the best general account of the historical roots and contemporary characteristics of this complex phenomenon.
--David Hempton, Times Literary Supplement (TLS) UK
."..engages in a sustained critique of the contemporary movement. Evangelicalism has capitulated, he argues, to the forces of Americanism-individualism, pragmatism, populism, democracy, free enterprise, and so on. In trying to convey the gospel to the United States, the movement has assimilated the values of the nation."
---David Bebbington, "Books and Culture"
