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	<title>The Gospel Coalition Blog &#187; Rob Bell</title>
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		<title>Rob Bell and Evangelicalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Pohlman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I missed a recent interview of Rob Bell over at The Boston Globe. The headline reads, "Bell Aims to Restore True Meaning of 'Evangelical'." A lofty aim, indeed. Here's one Q&#38;A that gives us a window into Bell's understanding of what 'evangelical' means and what his 'restoration' might look like: Q. OK, how would you [...]<p><a href="%%PERMALINK%%" class="mblog-permalink"></a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I missed a recent <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/27/bell_aims_to_restore_true_meaning_of_evangelical/?page=full" target="_blank">interview of Rob Bell</a> over at <em>The Boston Globe</em>. The headline reads, "Bell Aims to Restore True Meaning of 'Evangelical'." A lofty aim, indeed.</p>
<p>Here's one Q&amp;A that gives us a window into Bell's understanding of what 'evangelical' means and what his 'restoration' might look like:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Q. </strong>OK, how would you describe what it is that you believe?</p>
<p><strong>A.</strong> I embrace the term evangelical, if by that we mean a belief that we together can actually work for change in the world, caring for the environment, extending to the poor generosity and kindness, a hopeful outlook. That’s a beautiful sort of thing.</p></blockquote>
<p>[Obviously, this is <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/27/bell_aims_to_restore_true_meaning_of_evangelical/?page=full" target="_blank">a very brief interview</a> and Bell has much more to say on the subject. But what is noteworthy in this Q&amp;A is the absence of any <em>theological</em> understanding of the term 'evangelical' by Bell.]</p>
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