There are some books that deserve to be read many times over. For the past twelve years or so, I’ve had such a book sitting on my shelf. It’s called The
Last week I wrote about three trends in evangelicalism from Paul Metzger’s book Consuming Jesus:
* Anti-intellectualism – a fear that “head knowledge” will cancel out “heart knowledge” which has led to an activistic,
In Consuming Jesus, Paul Metzger argues that three historical themes converged to make evangelicalism less than it should be:
* Anti-intellectualism
* Antipathy toward social engagement
* A form of premillennial eschatology which promotes a pessimistic
After a trip to South Africa, megachurch pastor Rick Warren began to re-examine Scripture with new eyes. What he found surprised him. “I found those 2,000 verses on the poor. How did
Paul Metzger’s soon-to-be released book Consuming Jesus traces how evangelicalism became what it is today. One of three historical influences he mentions is anti-intellectualism.
Metzger offers D.L. Moody as an example