“A compelling and important†(Los Angeles Times Book Review) look at the world of evangelical Christianity
With panoramic sweep and intimate narrative detail, award-winning religion journalist and former fundamentalist Jeffery L. Sheler takes readers into the world of today’s evangelicals—where they live, work, and worship—to discover how their unique brand of Christian faith shapes their lives and how they, in turn, are shaping the wider culture around them. A book that anyone who wants to understand the Religious Right must read, Believers paints an in-depth portrait of a people of faith who believe in the power of the gospel to transform lives.