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What, Exactly, Is an Evangelical?
By
Tony Jones
Scot asked a good question last week: How come people who are clearly not evangelical keep getting upset about what evangelicals do? He asks this in response to the semi-furor around Rob Bell’s (seemingly off-handed) remark to a newspaper reporter about why he abjures the “Evangelical” label. Like many others, Rob has felt disenfranchised from…
Are Evangelicals (Slightly) Masochistic?
By
Tony Jones
I was having a conversation with a friend about the evangelical interest in Jim Belcher’s book, Deep Church. Jim’s written a good book, and I was happy to endorse it — albeit with the caveat that he and I disagree significantly on some theological issues like the nature of God and the nature of scripture.…
Christianity21 Media Release
By
Tony Jones
Christianity21_MediaRelease.pdf Event’s Line-Up Challenges Perceptions of Church Conferences JoPa Productions presents an event featuring more than 20 women speaking into the state of Christianity in the 21st Century–but it’s not a women’s conference Minneapolis, MN August 20, 2009 – Christianity21 [http://www.Christianity21.com] is poised as an event that offers an innovative, holistic, and communal experience. It’s…
The Complexity of Gender
By
Tony Jones
It seems to me that the same people who take the stance that the Bible has a plain meaning in all cases also seem to assume that human sexuality is a pretty simple manner. There are men and there are women. Men are attracted to women and women are attracted to men. Any variance from…
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