The Surprising Work of God

The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
by Garth M. Rosell
Baker Academic
Paperback, 288 pages

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“The story of post-World War II evangelicalism, and of Harold Ockenga’s role in its reconstruction, is here told with an insider’s understanding, a historian’s eye for detail, and diligence in the use of original sources. Rosell has ploughed fresh ground and has given us ways of looking at all of these events that are fresh, authentic, and helpful.”
- David F. Wells, Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

“This is insiders’ history at its best. Not only is Garth Rosell a truly first-rate historian but he has also lived through many of the events he recounts. His front-row seat within the theater of post-war evangelicalism combined with careful work in little-known manuscript materials has yielded an accurate, vivid account of the evangelical movement’s twentieth-century revival. This book is real treasure–must reading for all who care about American religion.”
- Douglas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

“In this thoroughly researched book, Garth Rosell has put flesh on the dry bones of history. His deep immersion in the rich records left by Harold John Ockenga brings to life the critical developments that forged the modern evangelical movement. The result is a most valuable book.”
- Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

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