evangelicalism - general

Question 1

weber

Answer 1

• Evangelical Protestants emerged from Reformation
• Self-discipline = key. Seen in Bible and JC
• Must repeat the always-present tendency of renewal of faith
• Important part of cultural change e.g. the calling
• Weber separates the economic from the religious
  o Capitalism becomes detached from religious motivation
• Protestant Xians have the capacity to create revivals
  o Ritual where evangelicals convey ideas
  o Revitalisation of culture

Question 2

mcloughlin

Answer 2

• Wider cultural effects of ritual. 5 broad cultural periods
• Common core of beliefs. Continuity and structure in the US
  o US = chosen people
  o Democratic institutions and free individuals operate under moral rules
• Judeo-Xian social ethic = freedom to fulfil potential
• US has a cultural identity. Chosen people have freedom

Question 3

fundamentalism

Answer 3

• Essence of evangelicalism. Getting in touch with the core of faith
• Offers values as judgement on contemporary society
• Offer for repentance
• Quintessential Protestants. Evangelicalist form
• Critique of society and offer of forgiveness
• Evangelicals = ignored by historians
• 1980s = becomes a subject of interest. Re-emerged as a political force