Nicholas Kristof has written a commendable op-ed piece in the New York Times entitled, "Evangelicals Without Blowhards," that distinguishes some evangelical leaders who give the evangelical movement a bad name from many other evangelicals who live out their faith in caring, loving ways. It is important to understand the goodness that he sees in evangelicals, Kristof concludes, "Because religious people and secular people alike do fantastic work on humanitarian issues — but they often don’t work together because of mutual suspicions. If we could bridge this “God gulf,” we would make far more progress on the world’s ills. And that would be, well, a godsend." You might want to take a look at the whole essay. And I would also recommend a thoughtful evangelical reply by Adam Jeske (here).
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Bridging the "God Gulf"
Nicholas Kristof has written a commendable op-ed piece in the New York Times entitled, "Evangelicals Without Blowhards," that distinguishes some evangelical leaders who give the evangelical movement a bad name from many other evangelicals who live out their faith in caring, loving ways. It is important to understand the goodness that he sees in evangelicals, Kristof concludes, "Because religious people and secular people alike do fantastic work on humanitarian issues — but they often don’t work together because of mutual suspicions. If we could bridge this “God gulf,” we would make far more progress on the world’s ills. And that would be, well, a godsend." You might want to take a look at the whole essay. And I would also recommend a thoughtful evangelical reply by Adam Jeske (here).
