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Where Have all the Liberals Gone? — The Riverside Church Seeks New Pastor
May 9, 2007
New York City’s famous temple of Protestant liberalism, the Riverside Church, is looking for a new pastor. As The New York Times reports, the search committee is not having an easy time of it.
May 7, 2007
Anglican “Missionary” Bishop Named for America — The Schism Arrives
William Bennett once observed that America was fast becoming “the kind of nation civilized nations sent missionaries to.” In truth, that is what America has now become, with the installation of Martyn Minns as “missionary bishop” for the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). On today’s program we hear from Bishop Minns as to…
“There’s Not Much Lord in this Church Service”
April 27, 2007
The movement toward gender-neutral language for God has picked up steam in recent years, and liberal churches have been busy rewriting language for worship and theology. Just last year the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to “receive” a document that called for Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to be replaced or supplemented with triads such as “Sun, Light, and Burning Ray,” “Overflowing Font, Living Water, and Flowing River,” and “Fire that Consumes, Sword that Divides, and Storm that Melts Mountains.”
April 24, 2007
Is It Time To Lose The Language of Lordship?
Turn Out the Lights as You Leave? Germany’s Church Crisis
April 24, 2007
The secularization of Europe is one of the most important developments of our times. Secularization is, to some extent, a phenomenon of modernity and a reality in most industrialized nations. Even in the United States, long described as the exception to the European pattern, secularization is a growing reality. Much of what is called Christianity in America is, on closer inspection, seen to be a very thin commitment indeed.
April 9, 2007
Believing Without Belonging
Believing Without Belonging
April 5, 2007
The concept of spirituality as a lone personal quest is hardly new to Christian history. Nevertheless, the development of this pattern into a massive cultural movement is a new development — and one that is reshaping many churches.
April 2, 2007
Niche Churches: Becoming ‘All Things To All People’?
March 26, 2007
The Centrality Of The Church In The Christian Life
March 8, 2007
“The Truth War”: A Conversation With John MacArthur
February 15, 2007

