Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey Into the Evangelical Subculture in America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199360468)

Randall Balmer's Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is an insightful and engaging journey into the world of conservative Christians in America. Originally published twenty-five years ago and the basis for an award-winning, three-part PBS documentary, this new edition is complete with a new chapter and an Afterword.

In this immensely readable tour of the highways and byways of American evangelicalism, Balmer visits a revival meeting in Florida, an Indian reservation in the Dakotas, a trade show for Christian booksellers, and a fundamentalist Bible camp in the Adirondacks. Through the eyes of those that Balmer meets on his journeys, we arrive at a more accurate and balanced understanding of an abiding tradition that, as the author argues, is both rich in theological insights and mired in contradictions. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory offers readers a genuine insight into the appeal that the evangelical movement holds for thousands of Americans.

Author: Randall Balmer
ISBN-10: 0199360464
ISBN-13: 9780199360468
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2014
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 12/10/2014 pg. 25