Evangelicalism

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION BETWEEN THE TIMES

The Hope of the Gospel

Theological Education and the Next Evangelicalism Mark S. Young A call for evangelical seminaries to renew their commitment to the centrality of the gospel so that the evangelical movement might become a more credible and compelling Christlike witness for the sake of the world.

“Mark Young, in e Hope of the Gospel, prophetically calls us into that liminal space which honors both the rm, historical theological roots which historically de ne evangelicalism and the new contextual realities of a growing, global evangelical movement.” — TIMOTHY C. TENNENT

president and professor of world Christianity at Asbury Theological Seminary

“I needed this book. It not only challenged my nostalgia for an evangelicalism that never really was exactly like what I have remembered it to be, but it also gave me new hope for evangelical theological education.”

— RICHARD J. MOUW

president emeritus of Fuller Theological Seminary

“Against those who would give up on the identi er ‘evangelical,’ Mark Young pushes back with a vision of evangelical theological education in which the gospel is at the center. Young makes good in showing why a return to the gospel opens wide a doorway of hope.” — MARK A. NOLL

author of Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind

“By calling for a renewed vision of theological education, Young challenges us to examine our prevailing values and assumptions to embrace more fully God’s redemptive mission for the church and society.”

— REN AN-HWEI LEE

provost and professor of English at Wheaton College

Mark S. Young is the president of Denver Seminary, a large evangelical school with students representing over y denominations. Prior to coming to Denver he taught at Dallas eological Seminary and served as founding academic dean of Evangelical eological Seminary in Wrocław, Poland.

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Gospel Witness through the Ages

A History of Evangelism David M. Gustafson A de nitive history of Christian evangelism—including noteworthy persons, movements, and methods om the past.

“Evangelism might be one of the most misunderstood and under-practiced spiritual disciplines in the evangelical church today. In Gospel Witness through the Ages, David Gustafson has produced a valuable resource to help the church remember, theologically, what evangelism is while also o ering a historical account of the various evangelism models and practices the church has employed throughout the last two millennia.”

— ED STETZER

dean of the School of Mission, Ministry, and Leadership at Wheaton College

“I have known David Gustafson for many years. He is a faithful follower of Christ and a thoughtful and e ective evangelist. is book will help you learn om history so you can make your best contribution as you seek to share Christ in a world that so desperately needs good news!”

— MARY T. LEDERLEITNER

author of Women in God’s Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead

“How can we proclaim the never-changing gospel to this ever-changing world? is is where David M. Gustafson’s Gospel Witness through the Ages is a supremely valuable textbook. It gives us a comprehensive survey of the history of evangelism. If we read this book, we won’t just learn om the mistakes of the past, but we will also stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. e baton of the one whose beautiful feet bring good news will be passed on to a whole new generation.”

— SAM CHAN

author of Evangelism in a Skeptical World

“ ose of us involved in Christian higher education have needed a learned, faithful, general history of Christian gospel witness for quite some time. Kudos to David Gustafson for meeting the need so well. His prose is crystal clear, his chapters are reliable, his judgments fair-minded and theologically edifying. is is now the go-to book on the subject.”

— DOUGLAS A. SWEENEY

dean of Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

David M. Gustafson is chair of the mission and evangelism department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deer eld, Illinois. He is also the author of Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed.

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Mark A. Noll e prescient, perennially relevant, award-winning book om renowned evangelical historian Mark Noll, with a new preface and a erword by the author.

In e Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Mark Noll asks why the largest single group of religious Americans—who enjoy substantial wealth, status, and political in uence—have contributed so li le to rigorous intellectual scholarship. In a new preface, Noll lays out his ongoing personal frustrations with this situation, and in a new a erword he assesses the state of the scandal—showing how white evangelicals’ embrace of Trumpism, their deepening distrust of science, and their frequent forays into conspiratorial thinking have coexisted with surprisingly robust scholarship from many with strong evangelical connections.

“More than a quarter century ago, Mark Noll issued a scathing indictment of the evangelical mind. e fact that the scandal has only intensi ed since then is a testament both to the depth of the problem Noll identi ed and to the urgent need to revisit its causes and reconsider its remedies at this critical juncture in evangelical history.”

— KRISTIN KOBES DU MEZ

author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

“Mark Noll’s Scandal of the Evangelical Mind remains a esh yet searing critique of anti-intellectualism in evangelicalism. e book is a powerful antidote for evangelicals swayed by soundbites, conspiracy theories, and political hucksterism. An eminent historian of the movement, Noll takes on a prophetic voice once again to save evangelicals om intellectual and spiritual death.”

— ANTHEA BUTLER

author of White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

“ is book changed my life. Like countless others who grew up in the thick of the scandal, I found Noll’s ‘cri de coeur on behalf of the intellectual life’ at once revelatory and convicting. In this new edition Noll tackles the post-2016 landscape head on, considering whether ‘the evangelical mind’ is in fact an oxymoron—and ensuring in the process that this book will remain a must-read for decades to come.”

— HEATH W. CARTER

coeditor of Turning Points in the History of American Evangelicalism

“Our Book of the Year [1995], Noll’s Scandal of the Evangelical Mind reminds us that ‘modern evangelicals are the spiritual descendants of leaders and movements distinguished by probing, creative, uitful a ention to the mind’ and challenges us to reclaim that heritage.” — CHRISTIANITY TODAY

“Required reading for those seeking to understand the o en peculiar relationship between Evangelical religion and secular culture, this is a brilliant study by—yes—a rst-rate Evangelical mind.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“ at anti-intellectualism is not inherent in evangelicalism Noll demonstrates by presenting evangelical intellectual history, primarily in the U.S., with scholarly thoroughness and journalistic accessibility. . . . Noll well exempli es what he prays evangelicals generally will learn to value again: thinking like a Christian.” — BOOKLIST

“An evangelical intellectual nds a kind of heresy in evangelicalism’s neglect of the mind.”

— PETER STEINFELS in the NEW YORK TIMES

“ ose who would like to become acquainted with their evangelical neighbors will nd no be er book to serve as a guide than e Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark Noll, who is also the best personal guide to the subject that I know.”

— MARTIN E. MARTY in COMMONWEAL

“ is is a book that every American historian ought to read precisely because it makes one think hard about a subject and a discipline in a way that few books do.”

— JON BUTLER in EVANGELICAL STUDIES BULLETIN 978-0-8028-8204-2 • Paperback • 307 pages • $28.99 US • $38.99 CAN • £22.99 UK

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Mark A. Noll is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. His many other books include A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada, e Civil War as a eological Crisis, Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind, and America’s God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln.

“Mark Noll has wri en a major indictment of American evangelicalism. Reading this book, one wonders if the evangelical movement has pandered so much to American culture, tried so hard to be popular, and perpetuated such a do-it-yourself, feel-good faith that it has lost not only its mind but its soul as well. Clergy, seminary faculty, and laypeople need to take the message of this book to heart.” — ROBERT WUTHNOW

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