Rising Tide by Stuart M Lange

The history of any society cannot be fully understood without a consideration of its spiritual beliefs. In New Zealand, evangelical Christianity has always played a significant role. This book explores the fascinating story of the resurgence of evangelical Protestantism in the 1950s and 60s, and its pre-war origins. The story focuses especially on evangelicals in the mainline churches, in the universities, and in evangelical organizations, but not fundamentalism or pentecostalism (movements that overlap with evangelicalism, but are also different). The book examines the leading personalities and the ideas that motivated them during a period when a moderate British-style evangelicalism was paramount (though this was also the time of the Billy Graham crusades).