Aug
03
2010
The Future of Evangelicalism
Guest Post by James Grant
Timothy Dalrymple @ Patheos:
A rapidly evolving tradition with deep historical roots, evangelicalism confronts abundant opportunities and abundant challenges. How will current movements within the church shape the face of American Christianity in the next ten years? What is the best way to influence culture while retaining the distinctive qualities of evangelical faith? How should evangelicals relate to other Christian traditions, and even non-Christian ones? How ought evangelicals to engage in politics? And how are evangelical ministries responding to the swiftly changing circumstances of life in the twenty-first century?
Patheos has assembled an extraordinary collection of essays addressing these questions. The essays are organized according to the themes listed below, and will be released on the Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of the next two weeks.
These essays examine “The Future of Evangelicalism.” The first topic was Transforming the Church, which included an essay titled “The Evangelical Reformed Movement: A Comeback,” written by our own Justin Taylor with Kevin DeYoung and Collin Hansen. Other essays in this category include:
- New Life in Ancient Sources by Matthew Anderson
- Our Unevenly Distributed Future by Joe Carter
- Evangelical Tribalism by Al Hsu
- The Old Coalition Is Passing by Scot McKnight
- Future Trends in Evangelicalism by Ed Stetzer
Over the next two weeks, Patheos will add essays by authors in the following categories:
Transforming Culture (August 4) – Mark Noll, Marvin Olasky, Andy Crouch, Michael Gilberson, Michael Lindsay, William Lane Craig and Paul Copan, Craig Detweiler, Robert Velarde
American Evangelicals and the Variety of Christianity (August 6) – Rodney Stark, Hugh Hewitt, Rod Dreher, Adam McHugh, Marla Frederick, Soong-Chan Rah
Transforming Society, Part 1: Social Justice and the Progressive Christian Movement (August 9) – Jim Wallis, Brian McLaren, Shane Claiborne, Phyllis Tickle
Transforming Society, Part 2: Liberty, Responsibility, and the New Evangelical Conservatism (August 11) – Michael Cromartie, David Theroux, Kelly Monroe, Timothy Dalrymple
Transforming the Shape of Evangelical Ministry (August 13) – Richard Foster, Bob Roberts, Rob Moll, Tom Sine