Tethered to the Center
The last issue of Christianity Today has a short article on the Gospel Coalition. Because the Coalition’s statements reflect “a broadly Reformed perspective and expects that men lead churches and homes, it
Faith
Seeing the world as a sinking ship
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
Evangelicals and social action
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
Are evangelicals anti-intellectual?
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
Evangelical missteps
In Consuming Jesus, Paul Metzger argues that the evangelical movement needs reform.
How did we get to the current situation in the evangelical church? Metzger argues that three historical themes converged to make