Irony: The Role Of Evangelicalism In Sweeney

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Sweeney’s accomplishes his goal and provides a frank, concise, balanced and convincing introductory look at Evangelicalism in America. He does this in several ways. For example, this is seen in his personal statement of his framework above. Sweeney honestly uses his life and personal words to demonstrate his own experience as an evangelist. This is seen when Sweeney using the pronoun "we" to refer to evangelicals.4 We see that the book concludes with his prayer to strengthen shared historical memories so that "a fresh appropriation of our common heritage…limited by our own historical blinders … can be used regain our spiritual bearing" so by God in the evangelical movement can “bless the church for many years to come".5
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