The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga Billy Graham and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism

The Surprising Work of God tells the story of how Americas mid-twentieth-century spiritual awakening became a worldwide Christian movement. This seminal study brings a unique perspective to the history personalities and institutions of that period and offers an intimate look at evangelicalism through the window of the life ministry and writings of Harold John Ockenga and his long friendship with Billy Graham. Ockenga was pastor of the historic Park Street Congregational Church in Boston and cofounder of Fuller Theological Seminary Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary the National Association of Evangelicals and Christianity Today. As such he was a central figure in the birth and development of American neo-evangelicalism. This lively engaging story will be of value to anyone with an interest in the American church of the last century.