Why some younger evangelicals are leaving the faith
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“Disaffected young evangelicals and those who left the church describe an out-of-touch institution not in line with their political beliefs, a scholar found” - RNS
A Report on the IFCA Annual Convention (Part 1)
During the week of June 28 to July 2, I attended the annual convention of the IFCA International, where I oversaw the exhibit for The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.
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Fundamentalism and the SBC
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“…an essay on the aftermath of the convention and the presence of an apparent fundamentalist element within its churches. The presence of fundamentalists in religious movements is certainly not new, but defining fundamentalism is a difficult task.” - Jeff Straub
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Evangelicalism as Ethos (versus Evangelicalism as Movement)
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“as of at least 2021, there is no even relatively unified evangelical movement. Movements come and go. The evangelical ethos, which I described, predated any particular evangelical movement and exists outside of it and after its demise.” - Roger Olson
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Evangelical Christianity: A Guide for the Perplexed
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“Evangelical Christianity is not a ‘bounded set’ category but a ‘centered set’ category. Evangelical Christianity has absolutely nothing to do with politics.
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Audio for the 100th FBFI Annual Fellowship
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“For those who missed it, here are audio recordings of most of the sessions from our conference last week. I’m providing links to our book announcement and position statements as well.” - P&D
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On Ken Ham and Fundamentalism
I opened the mail the other day to discover a letter from Answers in Genesis (“A Note from Ken Ham”). This wasn’t unusual. What was unusual was what Ken wanted. A color brochure fell out of the envelope. A new “Statement of Faith” from AiG. What was this about?
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Why the Church Is Losing the Next Generation
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“I started to wonder whether religion itself—or at least the kind of Christianity that showed up in the slogans all around me—might really be about something else: southern culture or politics. If so, I thought, that would mean that Jesus is not the Way, the Truth, and the Life, but a means to an end.
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