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Publication details for Dr Mathew Guest
Guest, Mathew (2010). Evangelicalism and Capitalism in Transatlantic Context. Politics and Religion 4(2): 257-279.- Publication type: Journal papers: academic
- ISSN/ISBN: 1820 - 6581, 1820 - 659X
- Keywords: Evangelicalism, Capitalism, USA, UK
- View online: Online version
Author(s) from Durham
Abstract
This article is a critical engagement with political scientist William Connolly’s book Christianity and Capitalism: American Style. Connolly’s analysis of the ways in which
evangelical Christianity and capitalist agendas interrelate in the US context is outlined and critiqued in terms of its tendency to homogenise the US evangelical movement and overstate its incorporation of right wing political interests. Its theoretical framework
is also critiqued, but developed in light of its potential to generate insights into the global context of evangelical influence, including as a vehicle for capitalist values.
This is explored in terms of US influence upon British evangelicalism and what this reveals about the circulation of evangelical-capitalist ideas within a transatlantic context.
A case study is offered of the Willow Creek sponsored Global Leadership Summit
by way of illustration.