Evangelical Identity

“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

“Our personal experience and anecdotal evidence shouldn’t automatically outweigh solid statistical research, but it can provide a window into some of the confusion surrounding evangelicals.” - Lifeway

“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