The Evangelical Sensibility of the Benedict Option
Since the publication of Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option, commentators have scrutinized his claim that the Western church is undergoing an existential crisis. Many doubt that the state of Western Christianity is as dire as Dreher thinks. But the more important question is, even if Dreher'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2019
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The Evangelical quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 90, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-108 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society HC New Testament RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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Benedict Option
B Matt. 5:13-16 B Christianity B Political Theology B Biblical Interpretation B Missiology B Dreher, Rod, 1967- B Public Theology B BENEDICT Option, The (Book) B Rod Dreher B LATIN rite (Catholic Church) B parable of salt and light B Evangelicalism |
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| Summary: | Since the publication of Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option, commentators have scrutinized his claim that the Western church is undergoing an existential crisis. Many doubt that the state of Western Christianity is as dire as Dreher thinks. But the more important question is, even if Dreher's warnings of a crisis are inaccurate, what reason do we have for not adopting his suggested practices? This essay attempts to show that the Benedict Option, rather than being a retreat from the world as is commonly believed, is consonant with evangelicalism's emphasis on mission and outreach. Specifically, it is an attempt to live out the parable of salt and light by grounding people in Christian distinctiveness so that their light to the world can shine truly. |
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| ISSN: | 2772-5472 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09002001 |