Saving Faith
How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice
Published on 12. September 2023
Book
Hardback
104 pages
978-1-5064-8806-6 (ISBN)
Description
Few Americans would deny that Christianity in America is in crisis, its credibility diminished by everything from sex scandals to close identification with extremist politics. Saving Faith examines this crisis and argues that recovering a prophetic voice entails learning from history and listening to Jesus.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5064-8806-6 (9781506488066)
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E-Book
09/2023
Fortress Press
€13.49
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Person
Randall Balmer is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right; Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter; and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, which is now in its fifth edition and has been made into an award-winning three-part series for PBS.