What makes Evangelical Christianity so popular? What do Evangelicals believe? How do they practice their denomination? How did it grow into the most formidable religious movement in America? The Complete Idiot's GuideRto Christian Evangelicalism answers these questions and more. In a wonderfully accessible and balanced tone, Evangelical Pastor David Cobia shares with the reader the genesis and history of Christian Evangelicalism in America, its basic religious and cultural beliefs, the controversies it has spawned across America about school curriculum, abortion, gay rights, family structure, etc. Designed to be the basic reference work for both those inside the movement and those wanting to know what it's all about, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Christian Evangelicalismdispels the myths about the growing Christian movement and gives a clear, factual portrait of just what it is all about.