Sentences with phrase «influenced by the evangelical»

Randall Balmer of Columbia University suggested that the most effective oratorical style in contemporary politics is strongly influenced by the evangelical Protestant tradition.

It has been said that the Ugandan government was influenced by evangelical Christians from the U.S., and indeed Museveni's argument that gay and lesbian people are «disgusting» has been echoed by Thabiti Anyabwile of the Gospel Coalition, who has spoken positively about similar legislation in Liberia and Russia.

Many of the young people who are students in the ecumenically oriented Christian colleges are as influenced by the Evangelical Union as they are by the Student Christian Movement.

Not exact matches

I've been reading about the severe anti-gay bill that was passed in Uganda and how this was strongly influenced by some American evangelicals.

Because the assemblies and committees of the World Council are peopled by denominational power elites, there is a minimum of the kind of influence from grass - roots evangelicals which tends to moderate the positions and actions of the denominations themselves.

But in terms of priorities, focus, and direction, assumed evangelicalism begins to give gradually increasing energy to concerns other than the gospel and key evangelical distinctives, to gradually elevate secondary issues to a primary level, to be increasingly worried about how it is perceived by others and to allow itself to be increasingly influenced both in content and method by the prevailing culture of the day.

Reed's opinion that there is no evangelical vote and the far right are complex thinkers who are not influenced by political catch phrases is downright laughable.

The strong, biblical foundation which took root in his childhood has remained an important influence throughout his life, but by the time he went up to Cambridge, he was having doubts about whether evangelical Protestantism was for him.

«They no longer have to prove to Protestants that they are evangelical,» he observes, «and as their numbers increase and they move farther away from their origins in North America, they are less influenced by fundamentalism.»

This is a good opportunity for me to say publicly how much I, as an evangelical social ethicist, have been influenced by Marty's writings.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

By politicizing the Gospels, they alienate the majority of people who may be influenced by the word of God, but are driven away by the narrow - minded and ignorant way evangelicals interpret that worBy politicizing the Gospels, they alienate the majority of people who may be influenced by the word of God, but are driven away by the narrow - minded and ignorant way evangelicals interpret that worby the word of God, but are driven away by the narrow - minded and ignorant way evangelicals interpret that worby the narrow - minded and ignorant way evangelicals interpret that word.

Efforts to mobilize Christians for political ends may be unprecedentedly massive on the right and are by no means lacking on the left; but as is illustrated by antiabortion alliances between Roman Catholics and conservative evangelicals and by antiwar protests gathering together both Christian pacifists and nonpacifists, these groupings are indifferent to ecumenism because, among other things, it has no public influence.

Moody refused to become directly involved in the controversies created by the intellectual revolution of his day; he chose to ignore these as much as possible and to stand fast by the evangelical Protestantism of his forebears, yet his influence was as widespread as that of any Protestant in his time.

It's interesting to me that American Catholics tend not to have the same sort of antagonistic relationship with science because the pope has an honest - to - goodness observatory with award - winning scientists doing real research; because at least right now, fundamentalism is not the overriding or abiding ideology in the Catholic Church — although there are a wing of Catholic fundamentalists in the U.S. right now that are influenced by their conservative evangelical Protestant brothers and sisters.

The difference between the two rests, I believe, in the contrast between intentional, cohesive, conscience - shaping communities of identity and social solidarity, not only in Utah but in the Mormon minority communities around the country, and Evangelical communities that are too often influenced by raging pundits, talk radio, and TV shout - shows — and these voices sometimes drown out the pastor's.

Wesley's influence, however, was felt in the Evangelical revival within the Church of England, led by Charles Simeon (1759 - 1836), for many years vicar of Holy Trinity church in Cambridge.

By the time the council met, many of the evangelicals from Western countries had already distanced themselves from the IMC movement, although they would still be greatly influenced by the meeting (and continue to be todayBy the time the council met, many of the evangelicals from Western countries had already distanced themselves from the IMC movement, although they would still be greatly influenced by the meeting (and continue to be todayby the meeting (and continue to be today).

In time new denominations influenced by Azusa Street blended the distinctive Apostolic Faith focus on the experience of the Holy Spirit with traditional evangelical tenets.

Howell, Wheeler, and Rice write and respond to one another as individuals who have been influenced significantly by process thought and an evangelical heritage.

By contrast, evangelicals tend to believe that Christians should keep their children in public schools as witnesses and as sources of influence on non-Christians, the school, and the nation.