In sum, the threats that evangelical schools perceive have shifted somewhat over the last 100 years, but the pattern remains: evangelicalism knows what it is by fighting against what it is not.Most especially interesting because the same thing could be said of the "New Atheists" and their on-line followers.
Take its enemies away, and evangelicalism loses its identity and reason for being.
"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Talk to me about the truth of religion, and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolation of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand."--C.S. Lewis
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Why Tweedledee needs Tweedledum
This is a very interesting article at RD, if only for the analysis of evangelical Christianity in America, which analysis can be summed up in these two sentences:
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