Although initially Evangelicalism was globally characterised by a theology which can be historically identified as public in relationship to society, for the past half a century it has turned into an enterprise focused on political ascension. Thus, with the rise of the so-called Moral Majority in the 1970s, the original public theology of American Evangelicalism turned into a rather aggressive form of political theology. Thus, with the consistent support of the then newly founded Liberty University and Jerry Falwell's involvement in radio, TV, and pulpit actions, the Moral Majority movement built a theological platform that no longer did theology from the margins of society but strove to gain political power by means of using religious activities to promote social aspects from a moral perspective. Having become a politically oriented organization bent on promoting political lobby to exert social pressure on legislative bodies with a view to voting on a socially conservative agenda, the Moral Majority went on claiming political gains once Ronald Reagan acceded to power in 1980. Despite its skyrocketing rise to prominence, the Moral Majority's fall was equally swift: in less than a decade it faded away not only from the political scaffolding but also from the public square - a sober reminder that political action may well not be what churches should pursue in their intention to become efficient in the public square. Whether or not contemporary Evangelicalism is more or less aggressive than the theology of the Moral Majority in the 1980s remains an issue of intense debate; what matters more, however, appears to be the actual identification of what Evangelicalism should to in connection to its historical past - namely whether a return to marginality may potentially be the best solution to curtail its current appetite for political power with a view to revitalising its original public theology.