evangelicalism

Autobiography of Mel White, Christian writer, filmmaker, and ghost writer for Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Jim Bakker, and Oliver North. Dr. White tells of his life long struggle with his sexual orientation and how he came to accept his homosexuality as a gift from God.

Presents an overview of the history of evangelical and charismatic Christianity in North America, describing its beliefs, practice, and role in religious communities, as well as information on some famous evangelical Christians.

Argues that conservative preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and James Dobson, along with most Catholic bishops, have created a narrow definition of religion that pushes Democrats and liberals out of the fold, and pushes Democrats and liberals to reclaim religion and return it to its basic principles of social justice.