Personally I think becoming a "moral mafia" is the only way evangelicalism as a social unit will be able to exist in the future. Evangelicalism has never had a keen sense of division from the secular world (contra its fundamentalist forebears) and has been too spongy. But the solution can't be found in a return to separatist, ghettoized …
Personally I think becoming a "moral mafia" is the only way evangelicalism as a social unit will be able to exist in the future. Evangelicalism has never had a keen sense of division from the secular world (contra its fundamentalist forebears) and has been too spongy. But the solution can't be found in a return to separatist, ghettoized fundamentalist culture.
Evangelicals basically need to cultivate an identity as a cosmopolitan minority with an ethical code stricter than the common people, a code that makes them more desirable as workers and even as elites, but nevertheless is firmly committed to in-group loyalty. My paradoxical term for it is "evangelical aristocratic cosmopolitan tribalism" -- none of which are things that you would expect to go together.
Failure to use the Shift key is an assault on the reader and on the English language. Maybe that is cool in your age group. It just looks lazy to most of us.
As I said, these are rambling thoughts that I was hastily jotting down on my blog. I was not aiming for professionalism here. Why not appear lazy? Too many bloggers take themselves too seriously. I'm going for sprezzatura here.
Personally I think becoming a "moral mafia" is the only way evangelicalism as a social unit will be able to exist in the future. Evangelicalism has never had a keen sense of division from the secular world (contra its fundamentalist forebears) and has been too spongy. But the solution can't be found in a return to separatist, ghettoized fundamentalist culture.
Evangelicals basically need to cultivate an identity as a cosmopolitan minority with an ethical code stricter than the common people, a code that makes them more desirable as workers and even as elites, but nevertheless is firmly committed to in-group loyalty. My paradoxical term for it is "evangelical aristocratic cosmopolitan tribalism" -- none of which are things that you would expect to go together.
I go into more (rambling) detail on my blog here: https://aworldinglass.com/2023/08/18/evangelical-cosmopolitan-aristocratic-tribalism-or-the-coming-crisis-in-evangelical-leadership-or-why-i-reject-white-nationalism/
Failure to use the Shift key is an assault on the reader and on the English language. Maybe that is cool in your age group. It just looks lazy to most of us.
As I said, these are rambling thoughts that I was hastily jotting down on my blog. I was not aiming for professionalism here. Why not appear lazy? Too many bloggers take themselves too seriously. I'm going for sprezzatura here.