2024 Research in the Capitol
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Abstract
Though evangelicalism is a buzzword in modern America and is typically associated with politics, the evangelical movement began in eighteenth-century America. In the 21st century, evangelicalism proves difficult to define. Though some thinkers define evangelicalism using theological distinctives, the movement has become bound with politics in the minds of many Americans. As a result, evangelicalism typically has negative connotations. Even though many people define evangelicalism in its American context, evangelicalism has spanned the globe and impacts people from diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this project is to explore how evangelicalism has been defined and the impacts of American and global evangelicalism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Start Date
25-3-2024 11:45 AM
End Date
25-3-2024 1:30 PM
Event Host
University Honors Programs, Iowa Regent Universities
Faculty Advisor
Cara Burnidge
Department
Department of History
Department
Department of Philosophy and World Religions
Copyright
©2024 Anna McDowell
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
McDowell, Anna, "Redefining 21st Century Evangelicalism" (2024). Research in the Capitol. 12.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/rcapitol/2024/all/12
Redefining 21st Century Evangelicalism
Though evangelicalism is a buzzword in modern America and is typically associated with politics, the evangelical movement began in eighteenth-century America. In the 21st century, evangelicalism proves difficult to define. Though some thinkers define evangelicalism using theological distinctives, the movement has become bound with politics in the minds of many Americans. As a result, evangelicalism typically has negative connotations. Even though many people define evangelicalism in its American context, evangelicalism has spanned the globe and impacts people from diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this project is to explore how evangelicalism has been defined and the impacts of American and global evangelicalism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
