Thursday, September 07, 2006

New Link: Sit Down, Sit Down for Jesus?

Contrary to rumor, the culture wars aren't over. Nor should they be.

2 Comments:

Blogger J W Fletcher said...

Thank you for your piece which I just picked up via CT Direct. Surely we cannot neglect structural reform; disordered structures have a real impact upon the lives of real people. Neighbour-love requires us as evangelicals to act. Can any seriously believe it better to pick up the pieces of an unjust system rather than seek to reform it such that there are no, or fewer, pieces to pick up in the first place? Political reform is no less urgent than a local homeless shelter, and no less essentail to the collective witness of the church. We need a fresh vision of both the means and ends of evangelical political engagement. Our argument (see www.jubilee-centre.org) is that bibilcal ethics centres upon a concern for relationships at all levels of society. A serious commitment to flourishing relationships will necessarily moderate our means and will give us a conception of ends which touches a wide range of current issues and in a language that resonates both within and without the community of faith. If you like, I'll send you a copy of our book 'Jubilee Manifesto' (IVP, Leicester 2005). Let me know.

9:30 AM  
Blogger Stan Guthrie said...

Please do, and thank you for the kind words. Send it to me at CT.

9:32 AM  

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