{"product_id":"jesus-springs-evangelical-capitalism-and-the-fate-of-an-american-city-9781469689371","title":"Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the years after World War II, American evangelicals flocked to the once-sleepy mountain town of Colorado Springs. Drawn by cheap property, beautiful scenery, and the encouragement of civic leaders who saw religion as a path to prosperity, evangelicals planted new churches and built religious nonprofits with a global reach. They preached their message in churches and schools, even in the United States Air Force Academy. Their efforts transformed the city into what some called the \"Evangelical Vatican\" and others dubbed \"Jesus Springs.\" But in the early 1990s, as the evangelical movement shifted its focus from saving souls to securing political and economic power, relations between the movement and the local community fractured. Today the city faces the prospect of reinvention, grappling with the challenges of America's fast-changing religious landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesus Springs\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the power and influence of American evangelicalism within the nation's spiritual economy. Linking the Cold War and the culture wars, William J. Schultz tracks how a deluge of defense spending helped Colorado Springs become the organizational heart of American evangelicalism. This story, taking place as evangelicalism transformed from a primarily religious movement into the social and political force we know today, illuminates the movement's potential impact as its participants seek ever-greater power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William J. Schultz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469689371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam J. Schultz is assistant professor of American religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"William J. Schultz \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47629464502429,"sku":"9781469689371","price":67.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0fa275d6-f7d4-4991-83b6-f0b4d7f61c33.jpg?v=1770189671","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/jesus-springs-evangelical-capitalism-and-the-fate-of-an-american-city-9781469689371","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}