{"product_id":"still-evangelical-insiders-reconsider-political-social-and-theological-meaning-paperback","title":"Still Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShane Claiborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eJim Daly\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eMark Galli\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist--Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvangelicalism in America has cracked, split on the shoals of the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, leaving many wondering if they wantto be in or out of the evangelical tribe. The contentiousness brought to the fore surrounds what it means to affirm and demonstrate evangelical Christian faith amidst the messy and polarized realities gripping our country and world. Who or what is defining the evangelical social and political vision? Is it the gospel or is it culture? For a movement that has been about the primacy of Christian faith, this is a crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays was gathered by Mark Labberton, president of FullerTheological Seminary, who provides an introduction to the volume. What follows is a diverse and provocative set of perspectives and reflections from evangelical insiders who wrestle with their responses to the question of what it means to be evangelical in light of their convictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShane Claiborne, Red Letter Christians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJim Daly, Focus on the Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark Galli, Christianity Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisa Sharon Harper, FreedomRoad.us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Lin, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaren Swallow Prior, Liberty University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoong-Chan Rah, North Park University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Chao Romero, UCLA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandra Maria Van Opstal, Grace and Peace Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllen Yeh, Biola University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark Young, Denver Seminary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferring to oneself as evangelical cannot be merely a congratulatory self-description. It must instead be a commitment and aspiration guided by the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. What now are Christ's followers called to do in response to this identity crisis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Lin\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Urbana Student Missions Conference and vice president of missions for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship\/USA. He has planted a student movement in Mongolia with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, helped plant sixteen campus fellowships in the U.S. and spoken to thousands about missions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLosing Face Finding Grace, \u003c\/i\u003e and he also serves as the vice chairman of the board for Wycliffe Bible Translators and as the Lausanne international deputy director for North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra Maria Van Opstal is a second-generation Latina pastor, an activist, an author, and a powerful leading voice on the intersection of faith and justice. She is executive director of Chasing Justice, a movement that mobilizes Christians to livejustly. Sandra's distinctiveness comes from working in both local and global contexts as a practitioner and an academic. She has reached audiences around the world on topics of reconciliation, global justice, and worship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalli is the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He previously edited \u003ci\u003eChristian History\u003c\/i\u003e. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and for 10 years served as a Presbyterian pastor in parishes in Mexico City and California. He has written books on preaching, prayer and the challenges of pastoral ministry, and is a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Millennial History Project\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married with three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Labberton is the former president of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He previously served as Lloyd John Ogilvie chair for preaching and director of the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute for Preaching. Prior to that, Labbertonwas senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California. He has also served as chair of John Stott Ministries. Today he continues to contribute to the mission of the global church as a senior fellow of the International Justice Mission. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dangerous Act of Worship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Yeh (DPhil, Oxford) is dean and vice president of academic affairs at International Theological Seminary near Los Angeles. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePolycentric Missiology\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor, with Tite Tiénou, of \u003ci\u003eMajority World Theologies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShane Claiborne is a preacher, writer and lover of Jesus. He attended Eastern University, where he studied sociology and youth ministry. Claiborne is cofounder of The Simple Way and is currently a part of The Alternative Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of the Christian Community Development Association. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Irresistible Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eJesus for President.\u003c\/i\u003e Catch up with him at thesimpleway.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Chao Romero (PhD, University of California at Los Angeles; JD, University of California at Berkeley) is associate professor in the Departments of Chicana\/o Studies and Asian American Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesus for Revolutionaries: An Introduction to Race, Social Justice, and Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMixed Race Student Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah (ThM, Harvard; DMin, Gordon-Conwell; ThD, Duke) is Robert B. Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Next Evangelicalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMany Colors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eProphetic Lament\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eUnsettling Truths\u003c\/i\u003e. Rah has extensive experience in cross-cultural preaching and has been a main stage speaker at the Urbana Student Missions Conference, the Congress on Urban Ministry, the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference, the CCDA National Conference, the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary National Preaching Conference, the Fuller Missiology Conference, the Justice Conference, and Verge, Catalyst, and Calvin Worship Conferences. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53484465717555,"sku":"9780830845378","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/u2NqGsOrLf9780830845378.webp?v=1782873360","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/still-evangelical-insiders-reconsider-political-social-and-theological-meaning-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}