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The Southern Baptist Convention and the Issue of Interdenominational Relationships

A Memorandum Prepared for the Great Commission Council of the Southern Baptist Convention The question of Southern Baptist involvement in ecumenical organizations arose in the twentieth century with the development of church federations and pa ...

July 16, 2009

‘A Thaw in the Cold War?’ The National Association of Evangelicals and the National Council of Churches

"I know what constituted an evangelical in former times," said the seventh Earl Shaftesbury, "I have no clear notion what constitutes one now." The confusion Lord Shaftesbury saw a century ago is now fully apparent. Millions of Americans claim ...

July 16, 2009

The Eclipse of God at Century’s End: Evangelicals Attempt Theology Without Theism

"The sense of an ending is not a fact of nature," observed Frank Kermode, it is a feature of human consciousness.1 We ascribe meaning to the turn of a new century, and feel a sense ending as the twentieth century comes to a close. If a sense of ...

July 16, 2009

Evangelicalism’s Terminal Generation?

Is this evangelicalism's terminal generation?  Without doubt, we are facing an unprecedented set of challenges to evangelical identity.  The rise of a postmodern culture has produced an intellectual context in which the very concept of truth is held ...

July 8, 2009

What Does It Take to Reach a Doctrinal Breaking Point?

How much of orthodox Christian doctrine does one have to denounce to reach a breaking point with the faith? The Episcopal Church in the United States of America [ECUSA] is once again faced with this question. On today's program, reporter Frank Lockwo ...

April 23, 2009

Faith as Fashion Statement — The New Religious Reality?

Looking at data from a massive survey taken in 1990, Barry Kosmin argued that many Americans saw religious beliefs as "a personal hobby."  Now, with fresh data in hand, he asserts that contemporary Americans increasingly see religious faith as "more ...

March 10, 2009

Do Christians Need ‘Rules’ for Conversion?

A motion to the General Synod of the Church of England is asking that the church make clear its understanding of conversion and the exclusivity of Christ. On today's program, Dr. Mohler notes that how we think about evangelism and conversion has imme ...

February 17, 2009

Interview with Hugh Hewitt: The Future of Evangelicalism

I was pleased to talk to my Salem Radio colleague Hugh Hewitt on his radio program on February 2, 2009.  Hugh is a great conversationalist and interviewer, whose radio show is always truly interesting.  He is an attorney, law professor, commentator, ...

February 9, 2009

The “American Experience” and the Death of Evangelism

Every culture and civilization embraces a certain set of assumptions about life, truth, significance, and what it means to be human.  Without these shared assumptions, common life would be impossible.  Individuals within these societies may not give ...

January 16, 2009

Evangelicalism in the Obama Era

One week before Inauguration Day, Dr. Mohler welcomes special guest Richard Land to the program for a helpful retrospective on the 2008 election and a look toward the incoming Obama administration. ...

January 13, 2009

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