Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ

“Anyone who wants to understand modern American evangelicalism and its impact on the nation’s culture and politics will find Turner’s book informative and rewarding.” — Georgia Historical Quarterly

“[An] intelligently contextualized biography. . . . Turner has done a wonderful job of bringing Bill Bright out of the shadow of Billy Graham and thereby greatly enhancing our understanding of the new evangelicalism.” — The Journal of American History

"Carefully researched and well-written. . . . An informative and erudite book that will be welcomed by students of American religious history — The Alabama Review

“Crisply written and well-crafted. . . . An important contribution to a new generation of evangelical historiography.” — Journal of Southern History

“Sheds new light on the past half-century of religious life in the United States, and the author is to be commended for developing the history without becoming either defender or mocker of the subject. . . . Exceptionally well done . . . it deserves a wide audience of professional and amateur historians alike.” — Maryland Historical Magazine

“A useful supplement for courses on American Christianity. . . . We need more books like Turner’s to deepen our understanding.” — Church History

“An excellent analysis of postwar American evangelicalism. . . . Well-written, thorough, carefully researched, and engaging.” — Religious Studies Review

“A thought-provoking glimpse into the trajectory of modern evangelicalism.” — Publishers Weekly

“Turner’s deeply researched narrative belongs on the shelf of anyone thinking and writing about evangelicalism in the public square. . . . Indispensable.” — Christianity Today

“An honest account of one of the fastest growing and most influential religious movements of the last half century.” — Christian Century