Clary brings an objective journalistic approach to his research and writing. … [Soul Winners is] that rare book that adeptly lays out how laissez-faire economic systems and religious fervor are often symbiotic, with both thriving because of the other.
—Seth Combs, The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Clary provides a smart, accessible overview of the history of modern evangelicalism and helps us understand how Christians who claim to represent the prince of peace became shills for Donald J. Trump—this is an excellent book." – Matthew Avery Sutton, author of Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War

“The United States would not be what it is today without the influence of evangelism. David Clary’s Soul Winners is an extraordinarily rich and entertaining history of the out-sized, highly driven and innovative Protestant preachers who have forged American society—for better or worse—into its current religious and political condition.” — Dan Barker, Co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation

“With exceptional skill, David Clary has brought together the stories of America’s most successful evangelical entrepreneurs – from Billy Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson to Franklin Graham and Paula White – providing us with a vivid and fair-minded (if sometimes frightening) portrayal of their outsized cultural, economic, and political influence. A valuable and eminently readable resource.”

– Robert Wuthnow, author of Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy

“Soul Winners succeeds admirably on several levels. Clary shows that the history of evangelicalism in American life is braided with entrepreneurial innovation and marketing savvy, resulting in a dynamism and vitality unmatched by any other religious tradition. In so doing, the author also provides a succinct and lively history of evangelicalism itself. This is an excellent book.” – Randall Balmer, John Phillips Professor in Religion, Dartmouth College