{"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":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eKaren Swallow Prior's book \"The Evangelical Imagination\" is a finalist for the Christianity Today 2024 Book Award in the Culture and the Arts category. It explores evangelical history, literature, art, and popular culture to consider what is Christian rather than merely cultural. The book offers a clearer path forward for evangelicals amid their identity crisis and insight for others who want a deeper understanding of what the term evangelical means today. It is filled with color illustrations, images, and paintings that explore ideas such as conversion, domesticity, empire, sentimentality, and more. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 03 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Baker Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristianity Today 2024 Book Award Finalist (Culture and the Arts)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides plenty of fodder for those wishing to explore what evangelicalism is and reimagine what it might become.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's an eye-opener.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAkin to enjoying a lively conversation over a cheering yet bracing cup of tea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Christianity Today (5-star review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA breathtaking reminder of just how powerful the evangelical imagination has been and how much is lost when we forfeit it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e--The Gospel Coalition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this book, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior examines evangelical history, both good and bad.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrought to life with color illustrations, images, and paintings, this book explores ideas including conversion, domesticity, empire, sentimentality, and more.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 536g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 147 x 225 x 29 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781587435751\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Swallow Prior","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44614407684346,"sku":"9781587435751","price":16.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1696610475942_book.jpg?v=1696767806","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-evangelical-imagination-how-stories-images-and-metaphors-created-a-culture-in-crisis-9781587435751","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}