The Next Evangelicalism. Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity The Next Evangelicalism. Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity by Soong-Chan Rah, 2009, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. Soong-Chan Rah calls the North American church to escape its captivity to Western cultural trappings and to embrace a new evangelicalism that is diverse and multiethnic. While many white churches find themselves ill-equipped to minister to today’s cultural context, many immigrant and multiethnic churches are flourishing, offering much-needed alternatives for the church as a whole.