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American Apocalypse

A History of Modern Evangelicalism

Matthew Avery Sutton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Published:30th Mar '17

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2015

The first comprehensive history of modern American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, AmericanApocalypse shows how a group of radical Protestants, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it.

“The history Sutton assembles is rich, and the connections are startling.”
New Yorker

American Apocalypse relentlessly and impressively shows how evangelicals have interpreted almost every domestic or international crisis in relation to Christ’s return and his judgment upon the wicked…Sutton sees one of the most troubling aspects of evangelical influence in the spread of the apocalyptic outlook among Republican politicians with the rise of the Religious Right…American Apocalypse clearly shows just how popular evangelical apocalypticism has been and, during the Cold War, how the combination of odd belief and political power could produce a sleepless night or two.”
—D. G. Hart, Wall Street Journal

American Apocalypse is the best history of American evangelicalism I’ve read in some time…If you want to understand why compromise has become a dirty word in the GOP today and how cultural politics is splitting the nation apart, American Apocalypse is an excellent place to start.”
—Stephen Prothero, Bookforum

  • Nominated for Philip Schaff Prize 2015
  • Nominated for Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion 2015
  • Nominated for Lawrence W. Levine Award 2015
  • Nominated for Pulitzer Prizes 2015
  • Nominated for S-USIH Annual Book Award 2015

ISBN: 9780674975439

Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 30mm

Weight: 680g

480 pages