Richard Pierard

historian of the evangelical movement in the US

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Professor Emeritus at Indiana State University; historian of the evangelical movement in the US, his books include The American Church Experience, Civil Religion and the Presidency and The Unequal Yoke: Evangelical Christianity and Political Conservatism

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Rick Warren  is author of  The Purpose Driven Life , which has sold some 30 million copies worldwide.

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