David Fitch’s new book, The End of Evangelicalism may well provide something of a hermeneutical approach to Rob Bell’s Love Wins. The quick tease. Fitch appropriates Zizek to offer a critique of “evangelicalism.” He takes the reader through Zizek and points out the way ideology functions. Once and … Continue reading
Read MoreI imagine a lively discussion with Lyle over Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins. There is little doubt we would chat about the implications of Rob’s recent round of interviews as we awaited the arrival of the book from Amazon. Like everyone else we would consider his statements … Continue reading
Read MoreFor those of us who believe in the Resurrection of Jesus we cannot overstate the extent to which it changes everything. In fact, the Church has long celebrated the Resurrection in her Sunday worship. For many who follow the Christian Seasons Calendar, Sunday begins Eastertide. That is, a time … Continue reading
Read MoreProvocative book titles quickly get my attention. When Nathan told me about Rob Bell and Don Golden’s new book the title grabbed me quickly – Jesus Wants to Save Christians.
Growing up in a conservative evangelical denomination, a group that would eschew the connection to “evangelical” back in … Continue reading
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The Battle for the SBC Empire Posted at SBC Voices
Dave Miller over at SBC Voices re-posted a piece I offered here last week.
In related news, Scot McKnight provides a guest post, Rob Bell and C.S. Lewis, where Jeff Cook calls attention to much the same thing going on in Evangelicalism that I describe taking … Continue reading
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