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Are Evangelicals Experiencing a Crisis of Authority?

Are Evangelicals Experiencing a Crisis of Authority?

Historian says evangelical Christians don't have a single source of authority guiding them.

CultureJonathanMarch 9, 2014anabaptist, Apostles of Reason, Bible, Calvinism, Christian right, church, evangelicalism, Evangelicals, History, Mainline Protestantism, Molly Worthen, politics, reformed theology, theology, Wesleyan

The Most Oppressive Bible Verse that Never Was

The Most Oppressive Bible Verse that Never Was

Some Christians live oppressed lives rooted in a verse that doesn't even exist.

CultureJonathanApril 18, 2013Bible, Bible translations, Christian right, christians, Evangelicals, exegesis, freedom, hermeneutics, Jonathan Merritt, King James Version, KJV, liberation, Merritt, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes, oppression, theology

Pursuing the Common Good: An Interview with Jim Wallis

Pursuing the Common Good: An Interview with Jim Wallis

Here, Wallis shares what it the common good is and how to pursue it.