Rediscovering an Evangelical Heritage: A Tradition and Trajectory of Integrating Piety and Justice
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Prior to about 1980, Falwell and the other televangelists had been viewed, and described themselves, as “fundamentalists,” but now they started to refer to themselves as “evangelicals.” By appropriating the evangelical mantle, the former
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“Eight of the ten commandments are about what thou shalt not. But you can live a whole life not doing any of that stuff and still avoid doing any good. That’s the whole crisis. The rot at the root of everything. The belief that goodness is built on a constructed absence, not-doing. That belief corrupts everything, has everyone with any power sitting on their hands.”
― Martyr!
― Martyr!
“Where does all our effort go? It’s hard not to envy the monsters when you see how good they have it. And how unbothered they are at being monsters.”
― Martyr!
― Martyr!
“Pray as you can, and somewhere along the way, you will make the most important discovery of your life—the love the Father has for you. That discovery is God’s end of the deal. Your part is just to show up honestly. Show up, and keep showing up. That’s the one nonnegotiable when it comes to prayer.”
― Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
― Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
“A man can beat his wife with car antennas, can trade his children for drugs or motorcycles, but still, when he finally, mercifully, dies, his survivors will have to hear from some know-nothing at the post-funeral dinner that he did his best. This, I’m guessing, is based on the premise that we all give 110 percent all the time, regarding everything: our careers, our relationships, the attention we pay to our appearance, etc.”
― Happy-Go-Lucky
― Happy-Go-Lucky
“What you believe about the future will change how you live in the present.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
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