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About the Author
Crawford Gribben is Professor of History at Queen's University Belfast, and is the author of a number of books on the history of puritanism and evangelicalism, including God's Irishmen: Theological Debates in Cromwellian Ireland , Writing the Rapture: Prophecy Fiction in Evangelical America, Evangelical Millennialism in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1500-2000, and John Owen and English Puritanism: Experiences of Defeat.
Reviews
Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America adds complexity to our understanding of the methods that evangelicals have pursued to enact change as well as the periodization for these efforts. * Eileen Luhr, Oregon Historical Quarterly *
Whether familiar or unacquainted with those involved in Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest, readers will be equipped and prepared to think carefully about the movement and the relationship between faith, politics, and culture. * Aaron Lumpkin, SOUTHEASTERN THEOLOGICAL REVIEW *
an important book * William Schultz, Church History *
For Lutherans, the value of this book can be found in the question of how best to approach secularism. * Mark Mattes, Grand View University, Lutheran Quarterly *
A fine addition to an expanding list of historically grounded monographs on Christian Reconstruction. * Brian J. Auten, Ad Fontes *
Gribben paints a rich and detailed portrait... * Ryan David Shelton, New Books Network *
Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America provides an insightful exploration of the larger social and regional contexts inhabited by Rushdoony's offspring. * Gillis J. Harp, Grove City College, Christianity Today *
This book excels in all that Gribben sets out to do...For people seeking to understand theonomy through the minds and mouths of its most successful practitioners since Rushnoody, as well as their successful culture-building efforts and impacts in the twenty-first century, this slim, clearly written, exposition is well worth the read. * Jill K. Gill, Journal Of Ecclesiastical History *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199370221
Author Crawford Gribben
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 452g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 164mm * 20mm