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<b><i>Christianity Today </i></b><b>2024 Book Award Finalist (Culture and the Arts)<br></b><br><b>Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press.<br></b><br>In <i>The Evangelical Imagination</i>, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior analyzes the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism and unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices. <br><br>She shows that understanding what the term "evangelical" means today means understanding not only evangelicalism's faith commitments but also the images, metaphors, assumptions, and stories that have cultivated evangelical culture.<br><br>Brought to life with color illustrations and paintings, this book explores ideas including <br> conversion<br> domesticity<br> empire<br> sentimentality<br> and more<br><br><b>"Provides plenty of fodder for those wishing to explore what evangelicalism is and reimagine what it might become. It's an eye-opener."--</b><b><i>Publishers Weekly<br><br></i></b><b>"Akin to enjoying a lively conversation over a cheering yet bracing cup of tea."--</b><b><i>Christianity Today</i></b><b> (5-star review)<br><br>"A breathtaking reminder of just how powerful the evangelical imagination has been and how much is lost when we forfeit it."--The Gospel Coalition</b>