A volley against new versions of Evangelicalism, this book calls for a return to the historic faith and to a reverence for doctrine. Classical Evangelicalism is marked by doctrinal seriousness, unlike the new movements of the Marketing and Emergent Churches. Wells energetically confronts the Marketing communities and takes issue with the most popular evangelical movement in recent years: the Emergent Church, which embraces a less absolute understanding of the authority of scripture than traditionally held. Wells offers a ...
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A volley against new versions of Evangelicalism, this book calls for a return to the historic faith and to a reverence for doctrine. Classical Evangelicalism is marked by doctrinal seriousness, unlike the new movements of the Marketing and Emergent Churches. Wells energetically confronts the Marketing communities and takes issue with the most popular evangelical movement in recent years: the Emergent Church, which embraces a less absolute understanding of the authority of scripture than traditionally held. Wells offers a dynamic argument for the courage to be faithful to what biblical Christianity has always stood for, thereby securing hope for the church's future.
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