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Ever since evangelical Christians rose to national prominence, mainstream America has tracked their every move with a anxious eye. But in spite of the vigilance, our understanding hasn't removed beyond the caricatures. Who are evangelicals, really? What exactly are they like in private, and what do they want? Is it possible that under the distinctions in culture and dialect, church and party, we might share with them some typically common purpose? To find out, Gina Welch, a secular Jew from Berkeley, became a member of Jerry Falwell's Thomas Highway Baptist Church. Over the course of nearly 2 yrs, Welch immersed herself in the life and dialect of the devout: she learned to interpret the planet like an evangelical, weathered the loss of life of Falwell, and embarked on a mission visit to Alaska intended to save 100 souls. Alive to this is behind the music and the mind behind the slogans, Welch regarded the allure of evangelicalism, even for the godless, noticing that the congregation met needs and solved questions she didn't know she got.What emerges is a riveting bank account of an skeptic's transformation from uninformed cynicism to compassionate understanding, and a unusual view of how evangelicals see themselves.
