Peeling Back the Evangelical Onion
Worldviews and World Affairs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6129076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James K Wellman (University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 29-36 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15570274.2006.9523247 |
| OpenAlex | W2089590747 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Trends in evangelical culture can be seen through a case study of evangelical laypersons and missionaries from the Pacific Northwest. While the outward dimension of mission work has changed, including more emphasis on cultural assimilation and a liberalizing view of the role of women, the core object of evangelicals' missions—conversion—remains intact. There are four layers of evangelical missionary belief structures: personal relationship with Jesus Christ, personal morality, economic and political positions, and customs and lifestyles. American evangelical missionaries tend tolaunch a strong moral critique of a society, but a more limited socio-political critique, and often conflate religion with nationalism
Morality · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |