Although initially Evangelicalism was globally characterized by a theologywhich can be historically identified as public in relationship to society, forthe past half a century it has turned into an enterprise focused on political ascension.Thus, with the rise of the so-called Moral Majority, the original publictheology of American Evangelicalism turned into a rather aggressive form ofpolitical theology. Thus, with the consistent support of the then newly foundedLiberty University and Jerry Falwell's involvement in radio, TV, and pulpitactions, the Moral Majority movement built a theological platform that nolonger did theology from the margins of society but strove to gain politicalpower by means of using religious activities to promote social aspects from amoral perspective. Having become a politically oriented organization bent onpromoting political lobby to exert social pressure on legislative bodies with aview to voting on a socially conservative agenda, the Moral Majority went onclaiming political gains once Ronald Reagan acceded to power in 1980. Despiteits skyrocketing rise to prominence, the Moral Majority's fall was equallyswift: in less than a decade it faded away not only from the politicalscaffolding but also from the public square - a sober reminder that politicalaction may well not be what churches should pursue in their intention to becomeefficient in the public square. Whether or not contemporary Evangelicalism ismore or less aggressive than the theology of the Moral Majority in the 1980sremains an issue of intense debate; what matters more, however, appears to bethe actual identification of what Evangelicalism should to in connection to itshistorical past - namely whether a return to marginality may potentially be thebest solution to curtail its current appetite for political power with a viewto revitalizing its original public theology.