Really good read. I often wonder if the term "Evangelical" will soon fail to be seen as a meaningful category at all.
Now that religion isn't driving politics, I wonder what the best way is––for believers who want it the other way around––to find strongholds and fight back.
I know JBU faculty have had informal conversations about identifying as "evangelicals" moving forward -- not because we're straying from our mission, but because the label has evolved in the culture to such an extent. As for solutions, I'm convinced that investing in and committing to local institutions and communities is the best way forward. Being countercultural has always been our call; now we need to act like it.
Really good read. I often wonder if the term "Evangelical" will soon fail to be seen as a meaningful category at all.
Now that religion isn't driving politics, I wonder what the best way is––for believers who want it the other way around––to find strongholds and fight back.
I know JBU faculty have had informal conversations about identifying as "evangelicals" moving forward -- not because we're straying from our mission, but because the label has evolved in the culture to such an extent. As for solutions, I'm convinced that investing in and committing to local institutions and communities is the best way forward. Being countercultural has always been our call; now we need to act like it.
I’m with you there!