By the 1930s most mainline Protestant traditions promulgated the key tenets of liberalism, especially an embrace of modern intellectual theory along with theological and religious pluralism. In Liberalism without Illusions, Christopher Evans critiques his own tradition, focusing in particular why so many Americans today want to distance themselves from this rich and vibrant heritage. In a time when attitudes about ‚liberal‘ vs. ‚conservative‘ theology have become the focus of the culture wars, he provides a constructive discussion of how liberalism might move forward into the 21st century, which, he argues, is indispensable to the future of American Christianity itself.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Chapter One: Why Do Americans Distrust Liberals?
Chapter Two: Evangelical and Modern: Christian Liberalism in the 19th Century
Chapter Three: Christian Liberalism and the Social Gospel Heritage
Chapter Four: The Diffusion of Liberal Theology
Chapter Five: Did Liberalism Win?
Chapter Six: Does Liberal Theology Still Matter?
Chapter Seven: Liberalism without Illusions
Epilogue: Past Imperfect
Über den Autor
Christopher H. Evans is Sallie Knowles Crozer Professor of Church History, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, New York. He is the author and editor of several books, including, The Faith of Fifty Million: Baseball, Religion, and American Culture, and The Social Gospel Today. He lives in Penfield, New York.