By: Becky Stanley on February 10, 2014
A recent trend among Indian Christian brides in India, much to my dislike, is the preference for the western wedding gown replacing the elegant ethnic wear. While on the surface the issue seems trivial and can be argued as a matter of personal choice, I believe that several other trends pertaining to the nuances between…
By: Mark Steele on February 8, 2014
Mark Noll’s book, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind caused fervor of controversy amongst Evangelicals when he said in his opening sentence “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind (3).” He goes on to say that he is a wounded lover of the mind and the…
By: Sam Stephens on February 8, 2014
Mark Noll’s book The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and a sequel titled Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind traces the decline of intellectualism in the Evangelical world of the United States and how a deep commitment to Jesus Christ must drive the Church to embrace intellectual exercises rather than withdrawa from it.…
By: Richard Rhoads on February 8, 2014
It was a cold raining night in the ER. I had just worked two back to back shifts at the trauma center and was entering into a third. On top of an exhaustive day, it was full moon. Now before you say anything, nights at the hospital in which the moon was also full, were…
By: Raphael Samuel on February 8, 2014
My first knowledge of the “term evangelical” came during early days of my conversion, as I began mingling in Christian circles. Evangelical was actually the name of a Christian denomination. As a young believer the differences between the, denomination of which I was a member and the evangelical denomination, were made expressively clear. It…
By: John Woodward on February 8, 2014
“We are New Testament Christians. We have no creed but Christ. Where the Bible speaks, we speak. Where the Bible is silent, we are silent.” And so went the basic beliefs of the church I attended during my college years and for many years after. Each foundational statement sounded really good. But, something was amiss.…
By: Carol McLaughlin on February 8, 2014
As I reached the later stages of D.W. Bebbington’s insightful look into Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s I felt as if I was glimpsing into the past to see and understand the present. I related to the history and development of Evangelicalism through my experience growing up in…
By: Richard Volzke on February 7, 2014
Evangelicalism David Bebbington’s book, Evangelicalism in Modern Britain, traces the history of the evangelical movement in Britain from the 1700’s through the 1980’s. I appreciate how the author describes the different nuances of evangelicalism that have been found throughout the history of English culture from the time of John Wesley through the 20th century. Bebbington…
By: Mitch Arbelaez on February 7, 2014
The religious history of England has always been of great interest to me on two accounts. First, I am an ordained Anglican Priest having my ordination papers commissioned in Canterbury, under the Anglican Bishop. Second, as an International Missions Mobilizer I teach workshops wherein we discuss three groups of nations—Unreached nations, Emerging Christian nations, and…
By: Stefania Tarasut on February 7, 2014
Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s By: D. W. Bebbington “We’ve always done it this way… why do you have to challenge it?” This has been the most popular question in my life. For the longest time I didn’t know how to answer, so I would smile and walk away. Reading though Evangelicalism…
By: Liz Linssen on February 7, 2014
Prior to reading Bebbington, I considered myself an Evangelical. Now following his reading, I better understand why. Having not been brought up in a religious home, I became born-again almost by ‘accident’ in my late teens, and was subsequently guided to a local Baptist Church. There I was given a Bible, which I was told…
By: Miriam Mendez on February 7, 2014
There are some words that can conjure up an assortment of feelings, moods and attitudes. Those feelings can be both positive and negative. Evangelical is one of those words. When you hear the word “evangelical” what or who comes to mind? I randomly asked some people to answer this question with one word or phrase,…
By: Telile Fikru Badecha on February 7, 2014
Reading Evangelicalism in Modern Britain by D.W. Bebbington detailed analyses on the history of Evangelical religion from the 1730s to the 1980s was eye opening to realize the enduring impacts that the Evangelical religion has had not only in United Kingdom but in worldwide Christianity. For instance, Dr. Thomas Alexander Lambie (1885-1954) the first American missionary…
By: rhbaker275 on February 7, 2014
The Christian church throughout history has been defined in the cultural context of each era in which she has existed. As we move deeper into the twenty-first century, the church must define herself in the context of a post-Christendom and a post-modern era. I believe those who are leaders realize the difficult task to equip…
By: Julie Dodge on February 7, 2014
In Evangelicalism in Modern Britain, [i] David W. Bebbington provides a tour through history of evangelicalism as it developed and evolved from the 1730’s through the mid 1970’s. Bebbington aligns the start of evangelicalism with the ministry of John Wesley and his contemporaries. He asserts that there are four elements that define evangelicalism, in spite…
By: Bill Dobrenen on February 7, 2014
I taught a course for a few years called “Religious Themes in American Culture.” This course caused students to think about the implications of the Christian faith in American cultural evolution. I talked often about the “Sacred/Secular Dance,” a concept that helped students see that the secular culture often has great impact on the Christian…
By: Sharenda Roam on February 6, 2014
Mind Your Mind Because Your Mind will Mind You! (care for) (obey) When did Evangelicals stop using their minds? How does one approach the aspects of Jesus Christ using an intellectual approach? These are two of the main questions Mark Noll asks in his books Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and Jesus Christ and the…
By: Sandy Bils on February 6, 2014
Since last summer I have the chance to teach a church planting course called “Fresh-X Der Kurs”, which is a training course to coach and support ordained and lay leaders when founding communities and planting churches. The course concepts follows the model of the so-called Mission Shaped Ministry courses, designed by the Fresh-Expressions movement of…
By: Fred Fay on February 6, 2014
Chelsie came to our church about two years ago. She came only to accompany her husband who had recently rededicated his life to Christ. She knew nothing of the Bible, had a few encounters with Christianity which she did not understand and was very cautious about people who call themselves Christians. She has a bright…
By: Garrick Roegner on February 6, 2014
Signs of Life It is hard to believe that Mark Noll’s groundbreaking shaming of evangelical culture, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, is now 10 years old. I first read it in 2000 at Dallas Theological and for many of my professors and classmates it was a clarion call. To be clear, Noll was not…
