Two Cheers for Religion
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“Obviously, if the choice is between the gospel and religion, I’ll take the gospel. But what if by relentlessly denigrating ‘religion,’ we are creating as many problems as we are trying to solve?” - Kevin DeYoung
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Obviously, if the choice is between the gospel and religion, I’ll take the gospel. But what if by relentlessly denigrating ‘religion,’ we are creating as many problems as we are trying to solve?” - Kevin DeYoung
“…conservative Christian groups have a lot to celebrate. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and delivered a big win to Christians who want to pray in public schools. These are big, historic decisions and they don’t square with a narrative of diminishing religious liberty for Christians.” - Relevant
“Careful readers may have noticed that… I called it a ‘church-history term’ and I’m sticking to that.” - GetReligion
The European Evangelical Alliance “warned that antisemitism is rising around the world. Taking a concrete step April 26 in opposition, it announced its adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of the issue.” - C.Today
“The movement spent 40 years at war with secular America. Now it’s at war with itself.” - The Atlantic
“In 2015, two colleges affiliated with Baptist state conventions left the CCCU because they thought the association did not move swiftly enough to expel a small handful of member schools that decided to affirm same-sex marriage.
“Over the past few years, it’s been difficult for me to avoid thinking that decadence accurately describes many elements of contemporary evangelicalism.” - TGC
“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
“The National Association of Evangelicals has hired a director of its new Racial Justice & Reconciliation Collaborative, an initiative aimed at providing resources and training for churches in its 40 member denominations.” - RNS
“With the publication of an anniversary edition, containing a new preface and afterword by Noll, I asked various scholars across institutions to reflect on the book’s significance and ongoing relevance for the church today.” - TGC
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