Struggling with Evangelicalism - by Dan Stringer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Many today are discarding the evangelical label, and as a lifelong evangelical, Dan Stringer has wrestled with whether to stay or go. In this even-handed guide, he offers a thoughtful appreciation of evangelicalism's history, identity, and strengths, and also lament for its blind spots, showing how we can move forward with hope for our future together.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> <strong>When evangelicals make a mess, who cleans it up?</strong> </p><p>Many today are discarding the evangelical label, even if they still hold to the historic tenets of evangelicalism. But evangelicalism is a space, not just a brand, and living in that space is complicated.</p><p>As a lifelong evangelical who happens to be a biracial Asian/White millennial, Dan Stringer has felt both included and alienated by the evangelical community and has wrestled with whether to stay or go. He sits as an uneasy evangelical insider with ties to many of evangelicalism's historic organizations and institutions. Neither everything's fine nor burn it all down, Stringer offers a thoughtful appreciation of evangelicalism's history, identity, and strengths, but also lament for its blind spots, toxic brokenness, and complicity with injustice. From this complicated space, we can move forward with informed vision rather than resignation and with hope for our future together.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>It's time for us to have an honest, challenging yet loving conversation about the state of evangelicalism and how to address some of the harm and heartbreak caused by the evangelical movement of the '80s and '90s. It's time for us to acknowledge that we were formed to love Jesus and follow his way in relevant and meaningful ways, not just praying together at a flagpole or self-identifying as 'Jesus freaks' because of three cool rapping Christian guys. It's time for us to address the nuances of evangelicalism and appreciate how we were formed by evangelical spaces but repent for the ways the evangelical brand has burned so many vulnerable people on the margins. Dan Stringer, in <em>Struggling with Evangelicalism</em>, leads us well in these important conversations on formation, appreciation, and yes, even repentance for the cultural effect of evangelicalism. With thoughtful analysis, engaging storytelling, and tender pastoral care, he offers a hopeful way forward for all who wonder, 'Am I? Could I still be? What does it even mean to be . . . evangelical?'</p>--Osheta Moore, community life pastor at Roots Covenant Church, author of Dear White Peacemakers<br><br><p>Dan Stringer offers us a helpful guide to navigating the frustrations with the evangelical movement. He understands some may be 'done' with it, but for others he invites them to join a renewal project characterized by both clear-eyed honesty and hope. Indeed, Christians of any tradition can find a helping hand offered by Stringer.</p>--Vincent Bacote, associate professor of theology and director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College<br><br><p>Sometimes it seems evangelicalism has been battered and sullied beyond repair. Dan Stringer shows us why we shouldn't give up on it. A wise and humble guide, he takes us on a compelling tour of the evangelical landscape and models the values of awareness, appreciation, repentance, and renewal that he prescribes as antidotes to our present myopia, dissension, toxicity, and despair. The goal, Pastor Stringer argues, is not to salvage evangelicalism as a brand but to be faithful disciples of Jesus in this particular space where he has called us. The struggle to stay focused on that goal is real, but this excellent book offers hope for the journey.</p>--Edward Gilbreath, vice president at Christianity Today and author of Reconciliation Blues<br><br><p>Dan Stringer was once my student, but now he has become my teacher. I learned a lot from this book, about both the brokenness and beauty of the movement that I love. He also offers many wise, practical lessons about how to go about the necessary repair work. May it happen!</p>--Richard J. Mouw, former president of Fuller Theological Seminary, from the foreword<br>
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