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By: StretchyChurch » Back Home–oh, and Evangelicalism

StretchyChurch » Back Home–oh, and Evangelicalism — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:32:32 +0000

[...] I – Reflections on Evangelicalism Part II – What Evangelicalism Is Part III – Critiques and Possibilities – Biblicism Part IV – [...]

By: gathering in light - Blog Archive » How to Blog for Theology and Religion

gathering in light - Blog Archive » How to Blog for Theology and Religion — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:47:31 +0000

[...] Write a Series I like to write series on occasion, and in fact this post may have been better as a two part series don’t you think? Well if you are going to write a series you need to think about it before you do it. Once you’re all done writing your posts be sure to go back through and have them all link to each other (you can see what I did on the XFBA Series). Another tip that Darren from Problogger points to is the need to have a central page for the series (I’ve done this by creating a Featured page). Another fun thing to do is find collaborators to write with you on a topic, even finding people with different views than yourself is a great idea to help broaden your series’ appeal and readership. [...]

By: Gathering in Light - gathering in light - Blog Archive » Critiques and Possibilities: Evangelicalism Part IV

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:53:28 +0000

[...] This is the continuation of a larger discussion I am working on, here is part I, part II, and part III. [...]

By: Evangelicalism and Subcultures: Part V at gathering in light

Evangelicalism and Subcultures: Part V at gathering in light — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:14:24 +0000

[...] Part I – Reflections on Evangelicalism Part II – What Evangelicalism Is Part III – Critiques and Possibilities – Biblicism Part IV – Critiques and Possibilities – Spiritually Transformed Life Part V – Evangelicalism as a Subculture A critique on the movement as a subculture What I like so much about Quakerism and the Emerging Church (not necessarily both together) is that they both hold values that extend beyond the restrictions of Evangelicalism and modernity. What both Quakers and Emerging Churches hold in common is a desire to transform secular space (see Ryan Bolger’s conversation on this), and see that all is God’s, all is in his realm and that his fingerprints are over everything. This is where the larger Evangelical church loses me and many in our generation. There seems to be a lack of ability to create things new and authentic. I was having a conversation the other day where my friend and I were making fun of those old G.A.P. (God Answers Prayers) christian tees. Now maybe I take that stuff too seriously but we rarely as the church generate ideas worth duplicating, instead we take the ideas of the world and slap some kind of christianese on it. This is the effect of a dualistic disease that sees everything as either Christian or non-Christian. “Gap�? is not Christian but we can make it Christian by rephrasing what it stands for. Some things are not worth saving. The Evangelical church has become a sub-culture, a group of people out of touch with the larger world. It is this part of the church that has largely moved away from the urban centers of the world and into the Suburbs, it is largely representative of Anglo-Americans and has largely represented conservative views on politics and culture. Even if these are only generalizations and don’t fit the whole of the movement, these generalizations in my mind constitute a reason to “listen up�? and “consider thy ways.�? Many of us were told as teenagers to throw, burn, and smash anything that was not Christian. Growing up under this kind of anti-secular sentiment, Evangelicals try and think “what would a non-christian person like to do if he/she came to church�? or “what kinds of songs would they like to sing,�? or “what words can I use to change the way they think about Jesus.�? This is how we “engage�? with the culture. The reality is that there is little interaction from those “on the outside.�? A majority of church growth is transferring memberships from one Evangelical church to another (typically to “bigger�? and “better�? churches that offer more programs and services to me as a consumer). [...]

By: Camassia » Blogwatch: the continuing story

Camassia » Blogwatch: the continuing story — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:13:57 +0000

[...] My churchmate Wess is writing what looks to be an interesting series on “saving” evangelicalism, here, here and here. [...]