They then have the power to convert us to an alternative
worldview by proclamation, grace, and the sheer attraction of the good, the true, and the beautiful (not by shame, guilt, or fear which are low - level motivations, but which operate more quickly and so churches often resort to them).
Theologically, they must accommodate to modernity
by making Christian
proclamation compatible with a scientific
worldview so that faith can be acceptable to its «cultured despisers.»