Rapture fiction and the evangelical crisis

By Crawford Gribben

Rapture fiction and the evangelical crisis attempts to retain rapture novels' enthusiasm for the return of Jesus Christ at the same time as it examines their presentation of the Gospel. Its most basic argument is that rapture novels have emerged from an evangelicalism that shows signs of serious theological decay. In their descriptions of conversion and Christian living, rapture novels demonstrate a sometimes inadequate understanding of the Gospel, the church and the Christian life. These novels are some of the best-selling evangelical titles in the world, but the faith they represent cannot be identified with the historical orthodoxy of evangelical Protestantism. The novels' combination of theological inadequacy and massive popularity is evidence that evangelicalism is now in serious crisis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CVR28Q83
• ISBN13: 9798878646093
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 142 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"