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"America's Hour Has Struck"
As the 20th century reached its midpoint, visionary Boston preacher Harold John Ockenga helped launch a "new era in evangelical Christianity."
Garth M. Rosell
Ambitious for God
Henrietta Mears loved hats, college students, and the boundless possibilities of Christian ministry.
Jennifer Woodruff Tait
America's Evangelical Explosion
The central section of the timeline shows the growth of evangelical parachurch organizations, institutions, and associations during this era. Founders names are in parentheses.
Awakening the Evangelical Conscience
The New Evangelicals called for a fresh application of Christian truth to the social problems of the day.
Richard J. Mouw
Evangelical Entrepreneurs
The Parachurch phenomenon
Michael S. Hamilton
CHANGED LIVES
Fueled by Fervent Prayer
Youth for Christ's praying community sent young Harold Myra on a lifetime quest.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum!
A brief history of the Christmas tree.
Edwin Woodruff Tait
One in the Spirit?
Evangelicals are still searching for the elusive ideal of unity.
Douglas A. Sweeney
LIVING HISTORY
Patron Saint Nearly Benched
Compiled by David Neff and Rebecca Golossanov
Recommended Resources
Dig Deeper into this issue's theme
The Born-Again Mind
Harold John Ockenga's conviction that the church needs thinkers helped spark a renaissance of evangelical scholarship.
George Marsden
The New Evangelicalism
Harold John Ockenga defines the vision of the movement in this excerpt from a sermon preached at Park Street Church on December 8, 1957.
PEOPLE WORTH KNOWING
The Politics of Service
Three Christian activists who drew on faith to fight social challenges
Collin Hansen
The Riptide of Revival
Billy Graham's early crusades stirred the sleeping conscience of mid-century America.
William Martin
The Young and the Zealous
How do you change the course of the nation's future? Youth for Christ had the answer: Win over the next generation.
Bruce L. Shelley
Who Were the "Fundamentalists"?
Many people associate this word with religious bigotry and close-mindedness. But in the early 20th century, fundamentalists were simply evangelicals determined to do battle for the faith.
Douglas A. Sweeney
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