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The Real Scandal Of The Evangelical Mind Sampler (2011)

by Carl Trueman(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0802486274 (ISBN13: 9780802486271)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Moody Publishers

review 1: First, this book is about as long as a blog post but has a cover and ISBN (I got it for free). Trueman begins by discussing how the term evangelical has become uselessly vague and so loosely connected to doctrinal content. Similar to his discussion in The Creedal Imperative, the negative consequences of not drawing boundaries and defining the beliefs of a church or institution are described. Trueman laments that unless these lines are drawn, the influence of the cultural flow of ideas will dominate and the organization will inevitably capitulate and lose its identity. Further, once the lines are drawn (the focus here is on the Christian exclusion of homosexuality, evolution, and the affirmation of Biblical authority), the organization will be excluded from the cultural di... morescussion table and be marginalized as a bigoted and nonsensical cult - as Christianity was marginalized in Roman times. Much food for thought. Warnings from a church historian to learn from history.
review 2: This booklet, for in its brevity it is nothing more, is well worth the read. Trueman provides a challenging, albeit brief, exposé on the the lack of definition in our current use of evangelical. It has become an umbrella for too wide a range of beliefs whose followers have little real knowledge or sense of their doctrinal foundation. Trueman critiques Noll's book challenging that understanding what we believe is more important then cultural engagement. Worth the read. less

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