Evangelical

(adjective)

Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).

Examples of Evangelical in the following topics:

  • Religious Identity and Politics

    • According to exit polls in the 2008 Presidential Election, 71% of non-religious whites voted for Democratic candidate Barack Obama, while 74% of white Evangelical Christians voted for Republican candidate John McCain.

  • Additional Factors: Gender, Age, Religion, Race, and Ethnicity

    • ., the Christian right is an informal coalition formed around a core of white evangelical Protestants that draws support from other groups who share their goals.

  • Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement

    • By the 1830s, evangelical groups became quite active in the abolitionist movement including the formation of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833.