A Primer on Evangelicals

Since about 20-40% of Americans (including me) describe themselves as evangelical Christians, I thought this would be a good read for those who do not describe themselves as such. Click on the main link and you will find a one-two page read on each of the topics below.

A Primer on Evangelicals

Labels

What is an “Evangelical?”
Fundies, Holy Rollers, and Born-agains: Defining Religious Labels
A Fundamental Misunderstanding

Who are these people?

Know Your Evangelicals
Evangelicals in America: Part 1 -- A Sociological Snapshot
Evangelicals in America: Part 2 - The Political Agenda

Perspectives

Dogma Differences 101: Evangelical Views on the Millennium
The One-Flesh Union: An Evangelical View of Sex and Marriage
Reedeming Eros: A Christian View of Sex and the Imagination
The “Mutual Help” Model: A Biblical View of Marriage
Part, Person, or Property: The Connection Between Property Rights and Abortion
Defining Dignity: Worldviews and the Fate of Bioethics
Salesmen for Jesus: A Prolegomenon on Evangelism
Are There Any Absolute Moral Truths?: An Evangelical Response for Postmodern Christians
Is the Christian God a Pacifist?
Software Schisms: The Theological Significance of Operating Systems
Chick Tracts and Dead Chickens: The Connection Between PETA’s Billboards and Evangelism
Do Muslims and Christians Believe in the Same God?, (II), (III)

Evangelicals and Culture

Buying a Ticket: How Evangelicals Can Tranform Our Culture
Jesus Ain’t My Homeboy
Marketing and Misunderstandings: Discussing the Sorry State of “Christian Entertainment”
Are Evangelicals Frustrated By Bush?
Anthropos and Enemy: A Christian Perspective on “Humanizing” Terrorists
Under Whose God?: Civil Religion and the Pledge of Allegiance
Rainbows and Electric Chairs: Christian Views on Capital Punishment
Biology or Behavior?: The Issue On Which Evangelicals and Homosexuals Should Agree
Embracing Naomi: Desexualizing Civil Unions

In the Blogosphere

Down Here in the Ghetto: Evangelicals in the Blogosphere
Breaking Out of the Evangelical Ghetto