Pillarization is the phenomenon of creating social cleavages based on community distinctions. Since especially the Dutch started this practice, the church has in its own way welcomed the divide between sacred and secular by pursuing Christian versions of media, educational institutions, hospitals etc. Think Godtube, Westminster Seminary, TBN. In evangelicalism today, this has continued and is at least in some
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Just in case you're not "in the know", there's been a large-scale debate in the evangelical church especially in recent years (though its roots can be traced to earlier in the 20th century) about what exactly defines the "Gospel" and what the essence of God's work here on earth is.
If you're an evangelical Christian you'll agree that sin separates people
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Why are many in the evangelical tradition so reluctant to use certain words when doing evangelism/discipleship? We act like there's a check-list of terms we must mark up, and a black-list to avoid, when witnessing to someone or preaching from the pulpit. There are probably some you should include (Jesus, sin, come to mind); but I'm sure the list is
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posted by Andrew Dragos filed under Morality
If you look at the stats, many Evangelical Christians are beginning to swing left on the political spectrum. You'll find articles in Christianity Today ("the magazine of evangelical conviction") and professors at seminaries advocating that Christians need to start being more responsible by not defining our voting patterns based on a "single issue." Even in conservative churches these days there
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