Sentences with phrase «toward conservative evangelical»

The chapter entitled «Waging Identity Wars» forced me to confront some of the reasons why I can be cruel and dismissive toward conservative evangelicals (``... when we're suffering an identity crisis, we take cheap shots at other groups in order to feel better about ourselves») and how to move forward (``... we must affirm who we really are as the people of God before we can begin to interact with each other as the people of God.»)

Not exact matches

For conservative evangelicals, the transfiguration has apologetic weight since it points toward the deity of Christ.

In the case of the Emergent movement, I wonder if some of the additional cognitive dissonance comes from it moving away from Young Leaders, which (in my understanding) was primarily a group that was evangelical and relatively conservative theologically, and moving toward progressive Emergentism.

A few courageous, high profile evangelical pastors will publicly assume a more loving and welcoming posture toward the gay community, drawing the wrath of conservatives but providing a glimmer of hope to gay Christians who long for the chance to worship alongside their brothers and sisters in Christ without fear.

Recently, conservatives like Jerry Falwell have recovered the impulse toward «reformation of manners» that motivated 19th century evangelicals.

In conservative evangelical circles, whether in the Anglican Communion or in churches of a «reformed» type, the recovery of this normative worship in eucharistic observance has not always been achieved, although there are many signs which point toward a growing awareness of its importance and centrality.

On the other hand leaders of the Bible school movement have been developing a theory of liberal arts education with the Bible at its center, and through an accrediting association have moved toward standardization and steady improvement of a program which seeks to synthesize conservative evangelical Christianity with a valid educational ideal.