{"product_id":"9781587435751-evangelical-imagination","title":"The Evangelical Imagination – How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn acclaimed author shows that understanding evangelicalism means understanding not only the faith commitments at the movement's core but also the images, metaphors, assumptions, and stories that have cultivated evangelical culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 Book Award Finalist (Culture and the Arts)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Evangelical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior analyzes the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism and unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe shows that understanding what the term \"evangelical\" means today means understanding not only evangelicalism's faith commitments but also the images, metaphors, assumptions, and stories that have cultivated evangelical culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrought to life with color illustrations and paintings, this book explores ideas including \u003cbr\u003e● conversion\u003cbr\u003e● domesticity\u003cbr\u003e● empire\u003cbr\u003e● sentimentality\u003cbr\u003e● and more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Provides plenty of fodder for those wishing to explore what evangelicalism is and reimagine what it might become. It's an eye-opener.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Akin to enjoying a lively conversation over a cheering yet bracing cup of tea.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (5-star review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A breathtaking reminder of just how powerful the evangelical imagination has been and how much is lost when we forfeit it.\"--The Gospel Coalition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40990370791521,"sku":"9781587435751","price":21.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41299743.jpg?v=1778878772","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781587435751-evangelical-imagination","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}