Colorado Springs: The Evangelical Vatican
A historian's new book, Jesus Springs, reveals how Colorado Springs became a hub for evangelical organizations.
According to Schultz, an assistant professor of American religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School, the city's transformation began between 1945 and 1955.
Jesus Springs "brings together conservative religion, conservative politics, laissez-faire economics and the role of the military."
- Colorado Springs is home to dozens of major international evangelical parachurch organizations.
- Many of these organizations arrived in the city between 1980 and 1995.
Schultz's book tells the story of how these factors intersected to shape the city's identity.
Author's summary: Colorado Springs' transformation into the "evangelical Vatican" began after WWII.