The Greatly Exaggerated Death of Protestantism

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“Are Spinks and East correct? Will we see the imminent demise (or near-demise) of ‘traditional Protestantism’ (that is, confessional Protestantism – the forms of Protestantism that conform to the sixteenth and seventeenth-century confessions)? I think that the answer is almost certainly no.” - Mere Orthodoxy

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The Rise of the Non-Christian “Evangelical”

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“Fourteen percent of Muslims say that they are evangelical - it’s the same percentage as Roman Catholics. Even 12% of those identifying as nothing in particulars and Hindus say that they are evangelicals!” - Ryan Burge

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What Does “Evangelical” Really Mean?

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“Bebbington has created the ‘Bebbington quadrilateral,’ four Christian beliefs that shape evangelical identity wherever it appears; all Christians who believe these things are allegedly ‘evangelical.’ They are: biblicism, conversionism, crucicentrism, and activism” - Roger Olson

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Cultural Evangelical: A State Level Analysis

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“For cultural evangelicals, they reject one leg of the stool—the behavioral piece. For them, evangelicalism is primarily about tribal belonging (and perhaps some vague belief in the teachings of the Bible).” - Ryan Burge

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Reflections on the Evangelical Fracturing, Ten Years In

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“The story of Acts 29’s trajectory will feel familiar to many of us outside of the network as well. Indeed it may serve as a small-scale model for much of the evangelical fracturing that began around 2015 and has continued through to the present.” - Mere Orthodoxy

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