Hi Billy, On Apr 12, 2012, at 7:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: > But after this I part company with Douthat. He seems to say that a return to > some version of Christian orthodoxy ( 'traditionalism' cie vous plait ) is > possible > if only the troops got psyched up for doing so and a few resolute leaders > stepped up to the plate. To me that scenario is a pipe dream.
Yeah, I agree. If Christianity is to become relevant and renewing to society, we need to create cultural capital. Right now, the church -- especially the conservative church -- basically spends its time trying to cash checks against the capital from 200 (or more) years ago. http://www.christandpopculture.com/featured/to-change-the-world-there-are-better-reasons-for-engaging-culture/ http://www.kingdomtriangle.com/contact/kingdom_triangle_press_kit.pdf http://www.doggieheadtilt.com/are-we-very-shrewd-part-5/ We need to *use* our theology to help the modern world solve real problems, so that people look to us as a credible source of answers. Not everyone will believe in Jesus Christ, but they will "believe in the works that we do" -- assuming we start actually dong some that matter. And that is how you save a society. -- Ernie P. > -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
