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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBy presenting a sound transnational analysis of religion, participating in the continuing debate about the state of Western European Christianity in the 1950s, and deploying innovative methodologies to assess the importance of Billy Graham's visits to Europe, Uta A. Balbier's book deserves much praise. Scholars who wish to better understand the early postwar period will find Altar Call in Europe an illuminating read with its focus on the tensions (and also affinities) between consumerism and faith and the importance of Christian rhetoric in the early days of the Cold War. * Michael E. O'Sullivan, translated from H-Soz-Kult von *
This engaging history will be of significant use to anyone studying 20th-century evangelicalism. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction: Altar Call in Europe Chapter 1: Reviving Religion. Billy Graham's Early Crusades in the Religious Landscapes after the Second World War Chapter 2: Selling Religion. The Business of Revivalism at the Early Billy Graham Crusades Chapter 3: Politicizing Religion. Rechristianization, Anti-Communism, and the Making of the Spiritual Free World Chapter 4: Living Religion. Everyday Religious Life during the Billy Graham Crusades Chapter 5: Experiencing Religion. Communities and Conversions at the Billy Graham Crusades Epilogue: The Secular Crusades: Graham's Return in 1966 Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
