In the introduction to his new book, Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City, William J. Schultz writes: “On April 12, 1943, the sun rose on an impressive sight in the Garden of the Gods. This park, located a few miles west of Colorado Springs, was always picturesque; its pinkish-red sandstone formations drew tens of thousands of visitors every year. But that April morning witnessed something unique: 25,000 people gathered at the park’s Gateway Rocks to take part in an Easter sunrise service.”
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Daniel K. Williams
Daniel K. Williams teaches American history at Ashland University and is the author of The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship. He is currently writing a history of Protestant Christian apologetics that is under contract with Oxford University Press.
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