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ARCIC II and Justification
McGrath, Alister
McGrath, Alister
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"While I was lecturing in the United States recently, I commented on the dynamic character of American evangelicalism to one of my hosts. 'Huh. American evangelicalism may be three thousand miles wide, butit' s only six inches deep', was his caustic reply. His point was simple and telling: in his view, the forms of evangelicalism which have gained influence in the United States lack depth and staying power. This is a criticism which has been directed against American evangelicalism by even some of its most sympathetic recent commentators.1 The broad features of this analysis can be summarized as follows. American evangelicalism has lost sight of its spiritual and theological foundations. It has allowed itself to become dependent upon highly effective religious marketing, adept political manoeuvering (especially evident in the rise of the religious right), and a shrewd investment in and use of the media, supremely television. In all these respects, it has shown itself to be far more responsive to the shifting outlook and aspirations of American society, constantly wrong-footing its opponents, especially within the mainstream Protestant churches, who are in decline partly as a result of this lack of vision"
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1992
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