{"product_id":"the-evangelical-imagination-how-stories-images-and-metaphors-created-a-culture-in-crisis-9781587435751","title":"The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 Book Award Finalist (Culture and the Arts)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior examines evangelical history, both good and bad. By analyzing the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism, she unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices to consider what is Christian rather than merely cultural. The result is a clearer path forward for evangelicals amid their current identity crisis--and insight for others who want a deeper understanding of what the term \"evangelical\" means today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrought to life with color illustrations, images, and paintings, this book explores ideas including conversion, domesticity, empire, sentimentality, and more. In the end, it goes beyond evangelicalism to show us how we might be influenced by images, stories, and metaphors in ways we cannot always see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Swallow Prior\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, SUNY Buffalo), one of today's leading evangelical writers and commentators, is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a frequent speaker, a monthly columnist at Religion News Service, and has written for \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVox.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e, a founding member of the Pelican Project, a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, and a senior fellow at the International Alliance for Christian Education. Prior lives with her husband in central Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610726437138,"sku":"9781587435751","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c77441db-4f69-4045-82f1-fb2ea64ff487.jpg?v=1732348221","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evangelical-imagination-how-stories-images-and-metaphors-created-a-culture-in-crisis-9781587435751","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}