The first comparative history of one of the most dynamic popular religious movements in recent times, Evangelicalism offers a uniquely comprehensive survey of this complex phenomenon from its emergence in the mid-eighteenth century to the present. International in scope, the book includes
essays by leading American, Canadian, English, Irish, Scottish, and Australian scholars and compares developments in every major region in the English-speaking world. The contributors examine the many ways that evangelicalism has been shaped by its popular nature, and explore the international
networks of communication that have given it much of its distinctive character, from trans-Atlantic publishing networks in the eighteenth century to mass-marketing campaigns in the twentieth, and covering a wide range of other influences and trends, including Methodism, the legacy of George
Whitefield, the American Civil War, anti-Catholicism, religious and civil revolution, and Pentecostalism. Based on path-breaking scholarship, this book is vital to students of religion who wish to grasp the breadth and complexity of evangelicalism as a social and political force as well as an
irreducibly religious phenomenon.

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"[T]his collection synthesizes much of the ongoing scholarship into a single volume. As such, it is a major contribution to the literature of the subject at the same time that it explores some unfamiliar territory."--American Studies International

"This collection of essays belongs in every academic library....These essays represent the high quality of scholarship on this branch of Protestantism and the authors' footnotes provide a thorough guide to the field....This volume is not only an important addition to religious history but also
to the study of the Anglo-American North Atlantic world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.'--Teaching History

"The best recent research on a movement beginning in the eighteenth century, when there was a general turn to inwardness in Europe-among Jews and Catholics as well as Protestants."--Religious Studies Review

"Observers of Evangelicalism will find this a very interesting book."-The Expository Times

"Edited by three well known specialists, Evangelicalism presents a broad survey of the history and geography of evangelicalism....The quality and quantity of information is massive and provides a basic orientation for evangelicalism from a comparative perspective."--Christian Sociological
Society Newsletter

"The authors set about their task with professionalism and evident enthusiasm. The Wheaton gathering was a distinguished one, and the results, collected in this volume, make a useful contribution to historical understanding."--Theology

"[A]n outstanding study, explaining and closely connecting evangelicalism with the major political, economic, social, and cultural trends in several chronological periods. It demonstrates the strength and pervasiveness of evangelicalism in the English-speaking world, and it points out the
complexities of evangelicalism and how it has been shaped by its cultural context....[W]ell written and well researched....[H]ighly recommended reading for both scholars and students of American religion and the history of Christianity." --Richard Kyle, abor College, in History: Review of New
Books

"...judicious, revisionist articles that repay careful reading...The editors should be congratulated for assembling a coherent set of essays on important topics. The book serves as an excellent introduction to the history of English speaking evangelicalism..."--Albion

"I especially appreciate the diversity (beyond U.S.) of this exploration. A valuable asset in understanding the evangelical movement and impact."--Carolyn D. Blevins, Carson-Newman College

"This superb collection brings together some of the best recent scholarship on the history of evangelicalism....Because of the strength of its individual essays and its ambitious scope, this book should be required reading for scholars interested in Evangelicalism in particular or in popular
religious movements more generally."--Catherine A. Brekus, University of Chicago, in The Journal of Religion