Wadsworth, Nancy D., 1968-

Ambivalent miracles : evangelicals and the politics of racial healing / Nancy D. Wadsworth. - viii, 311 pages ; 24 cm. - Race, ethnicity, and politics . - Race, ethnicity, and politics. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.

The new paradigm of racial change -- Evangelical race relations in historical context -- Competing racial narratives in the post-civil rights movement period -- Religious race bridging as a third way -- Epiphanal spaces of evangelical culture -- Troubled waters under the bridge : avoiding conflict through customs and etiquettes -- Politics, culture, and the multiethnic church -- On the ground, in the moment : growing a young multiethnic church.

9780813935317 (cloth : alk. paper) 0813935318 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Evangelicalism--Social aspects--United States.
Evangelicalism--Political aspects--United States.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christianity and politics--United States.


United States--Race relations.
United States--Church history.

BR 1642 .U5 / W33 2014