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."
- Dozens of major international evangelical parachurch organizations are based in Colorado Springs.
- Many of these organizations arrived between 1980 and 1995.
Author's summary: Colorado Springs became a center for conservative religion and politics.