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Book SynopsisA study of the society and culture of early nineteenth-century British evangelicalism, challenging the stereotype that dismisses evangelicals as anti-intellectual and philistine.
Trade Review''This book's essence is to challenge the allegation of philistinism against nineteenth century evangelicals, focussing particularly on the years 1790-1830. ... it was interesting to discover the attitudes that they adopt towards their contemporary culture, and the distinctive contributions that some of them made." Peter Murcott in: English Churchmann, 21.-28. September 2012 " Although in the intervening decades scholars have worked and published in different fields, this still offers an overview which is otherwise hard to find, and for anyone wanting a handle on how culture and religion related in the years before Victoria this is indispensable reading. " Peter S. Forsaith in Wesley and Methodist Studies, Vol. 4, 2012 "... [Evangelicals and Culture] is to be commended on two grounds: as an excellent introduction to an important aspect of a movement in the life of the churches at a critical moment; and, at the same time, pointing up some of the surprising echoes to be found with our contemporary debates which can be given a fresh perspective in the light of history..." Paul Ballard, Theological book review, Vol. 24, No 2, 2012. '...Whilst the bibliography has been updated and there are stylistic adjustments, the content and argument of the second edition are unchanged from the original and thus continue to provide an invaluable insight into the Evangelical mind. It is to be hoped that this new edition of Roman's work will reach the wider public that its wisdom has always deserved...' John Briggs, Baptist Quarterly, Volume 45, April 2013 'If one must understand the past to understand the present, then Evangelicals, and those interested in learning about Evangelicals, should read this text...[Rosman's] discussion of early Evangelicals is instructive for contemporary Evangelicals to understand why they continue to struggle with the cultural question of what constitutes 'worldliness'.' Stephen M. Vantassel, Evangelical Quarterly, Vol. 86, No. 1, January 2014 'Readers will be impressed with the sharp observations and careful scholarship of Rosman ... This is a thoughtful and well crafted book, which broadens our views of evangelicalism.' Martyn Percy, Anvil, Vol 30, Issue 1, (March, 2014) " Doreen M. Rosman thoughtfully analyses the accuracy of this depiction of evangelical's engagement with the culture of the latter Goergian era in this study and cogently presents a more nuanced assessment than the one offered by the traditional view. [...] Her schlorship offers a highly complementary picture to other studies that focus on the evangelical's theology and their evangelistic and social reform projects and it fairly and persuasively highlights a rather significant deciency of evangelical movement at the same time."" Doreen M. Rosman thoughtfully analyses the accuracy of this depiction of evangelical's engagement with the culture of the latter Goergian era in this study and cogently presents a more nuanced assessment than the one offered by the traditional view. [...] Her schlorship offers a highly complementary picture to other studies that focus on the evangelical's theology and their evangelistic and social reform projects and it fairly and persuasively highlights a rather significant deciency of evangelical movement at the same time." Andrew Kloes, The Expository Times, vol. 126 no. 6, March 2015 "Seldom has the reissue of a scholarly work been so justified ... the issues canvassed by the author are still very much alive." John A. Moses, Journal of Religious History "These examples illustrate the breadth of Evangelicalism's engagement with culture. The greatest treasure here is a robust interaction with a variety of primary sources. ...the vivid portrayal of early nineteenth century Evangelicalism provides an enlightening perspective to anyone interested in Christian history." -Thomas Breimaier, Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring 2015
Table of ContentsForeword by David Bebbington Acknowledgements Prologue 1 1. The Story of Evangelicalism 1790-1833 2. The Theology of Evangelicalism 3. Faith and Fashion 4. Faith and Family Life 5. Faith and Fun 6. Faith and Harmony 7. Faith and the Fine Arts 8. Faith and Fancy 9. Faith and Thought Epilogue Bibliography Index
