Moral Ambition: Mobilization and Social Outreach in Evangelical Megachurches (Volume 12) (The Anthropology of Christianity)

Moral Ambition by Omri Elisha is a groundbreaking ethnography that sheds light on the untold stories of American evangelical Christians' social activism in Tennessee megachurches.

This book offers an intimate look into the hopes, frustrations, and strategies of these individuals as they strive to improve their communities through faith-based causes.

Elisha challenges conventional views of U.S.

evangelicalism, revealing instead the inherent contradictions that activists face in their efforts to reconcile religious conservatism with a renewed interest in compassion, poverty, racial justice, and urban revivalism.

With a focus on the tensions animating conservative Protestantism in America today, Moral Ambition provides a fascinating window into the complexities of evangelical identity work.

Don't miss out on this innovative and thought-provoking exploration of American religion and social activism.