Post-evangelicalism is a movement of former adherents of evangelicalism, sometimes linked with the emerging church phenomenon, but including a variety of people who have distanced themselves from mainstream evangelical Christianity for theological, political, or cultural reasons. Most who describe themselves as post-evangelical are still adherents of the Christian faith in some form.
While the origin of the term post-evangelical is uncertain, it was brought into broad usage by Dave Tomlinson and through his 1995 book of the same name.[1] Tomlinson has said that he first heard the term from a friend, although he "suspect[ed] the term had entered our consciousness surreptitiously a couple of years earlier."[2] In his usage of the term, Tomlinson argues that evangelicalism is a response to modernism, no longer appropriate in a post modern world.
Christianity Today[3] explains that post-evangelicals have become willingly disassociated with the mainstream evangelical belief system over difficulties with any combination of at least the following issues:
Questions over biblical inerrancy. Questions may relate to the biblical record of history, contradictions between scientific and scriptural explanations of the nature of the universe and humanity (e.g., the origin of the universe, homosexuality) or the discrepancies in descriptions of the personality of God in the different books of the Bible. Shrouding these issues are considerations about how the cultural understandings and linguistical limitations of the written word have influenced the way Scripture has been recorded and used.
Jesus versus Paul - Some post-evangelicals express concern over the role that the Apostle Paul of Tarsus played in the formation of the earliest Christian Church.
The moral failure of prominent evangelical leaders.
Many post-evangelicals have come of age during times of increasing multi-cultural awareness in Western society. They are presented with the educational lessons of the validity of all cultures and necessity for a pluralistic world-view. Tension exists between religious pluralism and the evangelical message of Christianity.
Questions of the role of women in church and society and the model of Christian marriage as taught in many evangelical churches.
Publications
Publications identifying as post-evangelical include Recovering Evangelical, an online news and opinion portal for "evangelicals, post-evangelicals and those outside the church who still like Jesus", the blog Internet Monk, and Patrol Magazine.
Dave Tomlinson's book The Post Evangelical[1] and Graham Cray's The Post Evangelical Debate[4] are useful texts for understanding the movement and the debate surrounding it.
^ abDave, Tomlinson (1995). The Post Evangelical. Triangle.
^Tomlinson, Dave. . The bad Christian Manifesto. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^Toussaint, Pamela. "The Ironic Faith of Emergents". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
^Graham, Cray (1997). The Post Evangelical Debate. Triangle.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Post evangelicalism news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Post evangelicalism is a movement of former adherents of evangelicalism sometimes linked with the emerging church phenomenon but including a variety of people who have distanced themselves from mainstream evangelical Christianity for theological political or cultural reasons Most who describe themselves as post evangelical are still adherents of the Christian faith in some form Contents 1 Origin of the term 2 Criticisms of evangelicalism 3 Other definitions 4 Publications 5 See also 6 ReferencesOrigin of the term EditWhile the origin of the term post evangelical is uncertain it was brought into broad usage by Dave Tomlinson and through his 1995 book of the same name 1 Tomlinson has said that he first heard the term from a friend although he suspect ed the term had entered our consciousness surreptitiously a couple of years earlier 2 In his usage of the term Tomlinson argues that evangelicalism is a response to modernism no longer appropriate in a post modern world Criticisms of evangelicalism EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Some post evangelical criticisms of the evangelical church include but are not limited to Individualism pursuit of tangible success as a sign of spiritual maturity and a consequently underdeveloped ecclesiology Politicization of Christian doctrine theologization of political ideology Ethnocentric especially Americentric bias in theology often in conjunction with nationalistic or exceptionalist politics General lack of positive engagement with the social and natural sciences music art philosophy news media and other expressions of culture Materialist and consumerist lifestyles as well as the strong promotion of capitalist economics and neoconservative in the United States Republican politics as quasi religious obligations due to the influence of the Christian right Strong opposition from Reformational traditions particularly Calvinism to developments in biblical theology such as the New Perspective on Paul Denominationalism and resistance to ecumenical effortsOther definitions EditChristianity Today 3 explains that post evangelicals have become willingly disassociated with the mainstream evangelical belief system over difficulties with any combination of at least the following issues Questions over biblical inerrancy Questions may relate to the biblical record of history contradictions between scientific and scriptural explanations of the nature of the universe and humanity e g the origin of the universe homosexuality or the discrepancies in descriptions of the personality of God in the different books of the Bible Shrouding these issues are considerations about how the cultural understandings and linguistical limitations of the written word have influenced the way Scripture has been recorded and used Jesus versus Paul Some post evangelicals express concern over the role that the Apostle Paul of Tarsus played in the formation of the earliest Christian Church The moral failure of prominent evangelical leaders Many post evangelicals have come of age during times of increasing multi cultural awareness in Western society They are presented with the educational lessons of the validity of all cultures and necessity for a pluralistic world view Tension exists between religious pluralism and the evangelical message of Christianity Questions of the role of women in church and society and the model of Christian marriage as taught in many evangelical churches Publications EditPublications identifying as post evangelical include Recovering Evangelical an online news and opinion portal for evangelicals post evangelicals and those outside the church who still like Jesus the blog Internet Monk and Patrol Magazine Dave Tomlinson s book The Post Evangelical 1 and Graham Cray s The Post Evangelical Debate 4 are useful texts for understanding the movement and the debate surrounding it See also Edit Christianity portalAtonement in Christianity Constructive theology New Monasticism Open evangelical Paleo orthodoxy Postdenominationalism Postliberal theologyReferences Edit a b Dave Tomlinson 1995 The Post Evangelical Triangle Tomlinson Dave Post Evangelical The bad Christian Manifesto Archived from the original on April 7 2018 Retrieved May 9 2017 Toussaint Pamela The Ironic Faith of Emergents Christianity Today Retrieved 2012 12 18 Graham Cray 1997 The Post Evangelical Debate Triangle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Post evangelicalism amp oldid 1116935037, wikipedia, wiki, 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