Protestant Preaching after the Age of Graham

By

Melani McAlister

Return to Article

Billy Graham giving the invocation at President Bill Clinton’s second inauguration.

Clinton Inauguration

Billy Graham giving the invocation at President Bill Clinton’s second inauguration in 1997.

A Congressional Gold Medal given to Billy and Ruth Graham.

Congressional Gold Medal

A Congressional Gold Medal given to Billy and Ruth Graham in 1996.

The Billy Graham Library in North Carolina.

Billy Graham Library

The Billy Graham Library in North Carolina.

Billy and Ruth Graham in Norway.

The Grahams in Norway

Billy and Ruth Graham in Norway in 1955.

A mural on a building in Palatka, FL.

Graham Mural

A mural on a building in Palatka, FL where Billy Graham began his career.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the U.S. Capitol.

Graham Lying in State

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the U.S. Capitol to honor the late Reverend Billy Graham.

Billy Graham preaching in Oslo, Norway.

Graham in Norway

Billy Graham preaching in Oslo, Norway in 1955.

Billy Graham in Glasgow, Scotland.

Graham in Scotland

Billy Graham in Glasgow, Scotland in the 1950s.

Billy Graham in Britain in 1967.

Graham in Britain

Billy Graham in Britain in 1967.

An advertisement for Billy Graham’s 1949 tent revival.

Big Tent

An advertisement for Billy Graham’s 1949 tent revival in Los Angeles.

A recreation inside the Billy Graham Library of his 1949 tent revival.

Greater Los Angeles Revival

A recreation inside the Billy Graham Library of his 1949 tent revival in Los Angeles.

The cover of the 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

Christianity Today

The cover of the 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

Billy Graham with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan.

Graham and the Reagans

Billy Graham with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at the National Prayer Breakfast in 1981.

Billy Graham with President Gerald Ford.

Graham and Ford

Billy Graham with President Gerald Ford in the Oval Office in 1976.

Billy Graham with President Richard Nixon.

Graham and Nixon

Billy Graham with President Richard Nixon in 1973.

Billy Graham with President Barack Obama.

Graham and Obama

Billy Graham with President Barack Obama in 2010.

Luis Palau preaching in 2004.

Luis Palau

Luis Palau preaching in 2004.

The album cover for the Luis Palau Crusade Choir in Glasgow.

Luis Palau Crusade Choir

The album cover for the Luis Palau Crusade Choir in Glasgow in 1981.

A 2010 map showing the percent of the population that is evangelical.

Percent Evangelical Christian

A 2010 map showing the percent of the population that is evangelical.

An advertisement for sacred artists on RCA records.

The Greatest Sacred Artists

An advertisement for sacred artists on RCA records, including Billy Graham.

A star for Billy Graham on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Graham Star

A star for Billy Graham on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Billy Graham recording a 1962 episode of The Hour of Decision.

The Hour of Decision Recording

Billy Graham recording a 1962 episode of The Hour of Decision in Ecuador.

Jerry Falwell.

Jerry Falwell

Pat Robertson.

Pat Robertson

A bumper sticker for Pat Robertson’s unsuccessful 1988 campaign.

Robertson for President

A bumper sticker for Pat Robertson’s unsuccessful 1988 campaign to become the Republican Party’s nominee for president.

Trinity Broadcasting Network

The logo for the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Christian Broadcasting Network

The logo for the Christian Broadcasting Network.

The headquarters for the Trinity Broadcasting Network in Costa Mesa, CA.

Trinity Broadcasting Network Headquarters

The headquarters for the Trinity Broadcasting Network in Costa Mesa, CA.

T.D. Jakes’s 1993 self-help book.

Woman, Thou Art Loosed!

T.D. Jakes’s 1993 self-help book, Woman, Thou Art Loosed!

The poster for the 2004 film, Woman Thou Art Loosed.

Woman Thou Art Loosed

The poster for the 2004 film, Woman Thou Art Loosed based off of T.D. Jakes’s self-help book.

Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.

Lakewood Church

Offering English- and Spanish-language services, Lakewood Church in Houston, TX has one of the largest congregations in the U.S. with about 52,000 attendees per week.

Beth Moore’s 2015 book, Audacious.

Audacious

Beth Moore’s 2015 book, Audacious.

Beth Moore’s 2009 best selling book.

Praying God’s Word

Beth Moore’s 2009 best selling book, Praying God’s Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds.

Living Proof Ministries

The logo for Beth Moore’s Living Proof Ministries.

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Paula White, and Bishop T.D. Jakes.

Duncan-Williams, White, and Jakes

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams (left), Paula White (center), and Bishop T.D. Jakes (right) in 2016.

Paula White.

Paula White

Paula White in 2011.

The Gospel Coalition

The logo for the Gospel Coalition, a network of evangelical churches founded in 2005 to assist present and future Christian leaders.

Darlene Zschech on a 2009 tour of India.

Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech on a 2009 tour of India.

Billy Graham writing his column, 'My Answer.'

Graham’s My Answer

Billy Graham writing his column, “My Answer.”

A newspaper clipping of Billy Graham’s column.

My Answer

A newspaper clipping of Billy Graham’s column, “My Answer.”

A 2018 Tweet from Beth Moore on the day Harvey Weinstein was arrested.

Beth Moore Tweet

A 2018 Tweet from Beth Moore on the day Harvey Weinstein was arrested on charges of rape and sexual abuse.

A 2018 Tweet from Joyce Meyer.

Joyce Meyer Tweet

A 2018 Tweet from Joyce Meyer.

Two Tweets from Beth Moore in October 2016.

Moore on Trump

Two Tweets from Beth Moore in October 2016 speaking out about sexual abuse and harassment.

A statue of Billy Graham in downtown Nashville.

Graham Statue

A statue of Billy Graham in downtown Nashville before it was moved in 2016 to the LiveWay’s Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center in North Carolina.

Share:

Related Themes

Explore More

The Beatles, Rock, and Race in America

The Beatles running down a street toward the camera

Requiem: Detroit and the Fate of Urban America

The Wilds' former home in Detroit, MI.

(Bicycle) Wheels of Change

Marshall "Major" Taylor was a professional African American cyclist

Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

1878 painting of Martin Luther and his followers by Julius Hubner

12/3/2014: At the Movies: Fury

The Sherman M4-A2E8 Tank

Cite this Site

Melani McAlister , "Protestant Preaching after the Age of Graham" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

May, 2018

https://origins.osu.edu/article/protestant-preaching-after-age-graham.