Evangelical Identity

“Too many see their religious beliefs as an application of their cultural or political values. They identify as a Republican or as conservative with a set of principles and lifestyles attending that alignment. They then see ‘evangelical’ as another way to describe the same set of values” - W.Examiner

“The question forty years ago was this: would evangelicals be part of the renewal of the Southern Baptist Convention? The question today is: Will Southern Baptists be part of the renewal of evangelicalism?” - TGC

“If there’s to be a healthy next wave of evangelicalism, foundation stones will need to be set in place, or perhaps simply cleared and used again. Packer has left at least four of these stones.” - TGC

“People were labeled evangelicals for the sake of the survey if they agreed to certain basic statements of evangelical orthodoxy…. But then as they began to answer survey questions, the denials of core doctrines began flowing like a river.” - Kevin Schaal

“Careful readers may have noticed that… I called it a ‘church-history term’ and I’m sticking to that.” - GetReligion

“Definition and delineation are never done once and for all….Changes in society and changes in the theological world require that definition and delineation be carried on—and that is what Michael Reeves has attempted in Gospel People.” - TGC

“In a political discussion, we are evangelicals and we are the good guys. In ecclesiastical conversations, they are the bad guys. It is no wonder that our church members, especially new believers, have a hard time following.” - Kevin Schaal

“Recently in the Atlantic, Peter Wehner argued that the evangelical church is breaking apart…. Additionally, in June, Mere Orthodoxy columnist Michael Graham suggested that evangelicalism in America is undergoing a ‘Six-way fracturing.’” - Breakpoint

“Ryan Burge, who teaches political science at Eastern Illinois University and is the author of the book The Nones, says in an Oct.

“A new clothing company hopes to help Christians look good while sharing their faith and regaining their identity as believers.” - RNS