Article: Christianity, Evangelical, Issues in Science and Religion

Christianity, Evangelical, Issues in Science and Religion


The term evangelical (from the Greek word for gospel) has several meanings; for the purpose of this entry, it will refer to an English-speaking Protestant development that emphasizes personal religion (focused on Christ), Biblical authority and preaching, missions, and evangelism. The origins of this particular type of evangelical Christianity stretch back to eighteenth-century revivals in England and America, with such leading figures as John and Charles Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, and George Whitefield. Early evangelical leaders and scholars accepted a harmony between natural science and religious faith, typical of the age of ...

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