Evangelicalism in Modern Wales: 1948 to the Present

By David Ceri Jones

Explores how Evangelicalism has adapted and evolved in Wales from 1948 until today.

The number of people professing Christian faith in Wales today has reached an all-time low, with Wales now one of the most secularized parts of the British Isles. Evangelical religion played a dominant role in Welsh life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but that position eroded until it was lost in the early-twentieth century. In six case studies, Evangelicalism in Modern Wales demonstrates that Evangelicals have proven surprisingly resilient and able to accommodate themselves to the secular environment of the later-twentieth century. Through the careful study of groups like the Evangelical Movement of Wales, the Evangelical Fellowship in the Church in Wales, and Evangelical Alliance Wales, this book reveals that although some Evangelicals have found modern Wales alienating and retreated from the public square, while others continually reinvented themselves, maintaining a presence in contemporary Welsh society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1837724407
• ISBN13: 9781837724406
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 248 Pages