Introduction -- Evangelical history -- The lion is roaring -- Revivalism, race, and reform : the roots of modern Evangelical politics -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s theology of the cross -- Carl F.H. Henry's uneasy conscience -- Evangelical politics -- Focus on the family : nurturing and defending the family -- National Association of Evangelicals : for the health of the nation -- The Christian Community Development Association : a quiet revolution -- Sojourners : the great awakening -- Evangelical politics in a shade of blue green