Tag: Evangelicals
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A Christian Vision for Kingdom Politics: Immanentize the Eschaton!
Philosophical Fragments: A Christian Vision for Kingdom Politics: Immanentize the Eschaton! Joshua Hawley Hawley recounts the history of politics and religion in the past few decades. He says that the Christian Right's agenda was to convert society and government. He writes: It's far from clear that restoring Christian social authority is an appropriate aim of…
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Evangelicals Should Be Gospel Centered, Not Salvation Centered, Theologian Says
Christian Post: Evangelicals Should Be Gospel Centered, Not Salvation Centered, Theologian Says Evangelical Christianity has been shaped by a "salvation culture," but should strive for a "Gospel culture," says Dr. Scot McKnight, professor of religious studies at Northern Seminary. "The Gospel of salvation has produced what I call a 'salvation culture' – a culture marked…
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Evangelicals seek positive change
USA Today: Evangelicals seek positive change … But not far below the surface, change is afoot in the ranks of a once-reliable GOP voting bloc and around that term, "evangelical." As has been widely reported, more evangelicals are breaking formation and tackling social problems such as poverty and human trafficking that weren't on the evangelical…
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Once More, With Feeling: Adam, Evolution and Evangelicals (Peter Enns)
Huffington Post: Once More, With Feeling: Adam, Evolution and Evangelicals … Evangelicals look to the Bible to settle important questions of faith. So, faced with a potentially faith-crushing idea like evolution, evangelicals naturally ask right off the bat, "What does the Bible say about that?" And then informed by "what the Bible says," they are…
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Brazil Vote’s Winners: Evangelicals
Wall Street Journal: Brazil Vote's Winners: Evangelicals Candidates Courted Growing Bloc for Edge in Sunday Election Run-Off. RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilians will take to the polls Sunday to determine their next president, but already one big winner of this political season has emerged: evangelical Christians. Former cabinet minister Dilma Rousseff is expected to win the run-off,…
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Evangelicals better than mainliners at retaining youth, researcher says
Associated Baptist Press: Evangelicals better than mainliners at retaining youth, researcher says DURHAM, N.C. (ABP) — Evangelical churches do a better job than mainline churches in keeping their young people in the faith, probably because they invest more money in youth ministry, says a Duke University professor who studies characteristics of American congregations. Mark Chaves,…
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“Deep Church” – Book Review
Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional Just over ten years ago, my friend Steve told me he was part of a core group that wanted to plant a church in my neighborhood, not far from downtown Kansas City, MO. He wanted to know if I knew of a place they could meet.…
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Reasons Why Evangelicals SHOULD Vote for John McCain
Vanguard Church (Bob Robinson): Reasons Why Evangelicals SHOULD Vote for John McCain Evangelicals and the Election, Part 1 of 3 Today, I will list the legitimate and illegitimate reasons why Evangelical Christians can vote for John McCain. Next, I’ll list the same for Barack Obama. With the third post, I will make the case that,…