¿EVANGELICALISM? Religious Anthropology Oct 21

2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-18 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

2 ___________ 5:16-18 So ____ now on we _____ no one from a ______ point of ____. Though we ____ regarded _____ in this ___, we __ so __ longer. 17 ________, if ______ is in _____, the new _______ has come: The ___ has gone, the ___ is here! 18 All ____ is ____ God, who __________ us to ______ through _____ and gave us the ________ of ______________:

2 ___________ _:__-18 So ____ ___ on we _____ no ___ from a ______ _____ of ____. _____ we ____ _______ _____ in this ___, we __ so __ _____. 17 ________, if ______ is in _____, the new _______ has ____: The ___ has ____, the ___ is ____! 18 All ____ is ____ ___, who __________ us to ______ _____ _____ and ____ us the ________ of ______________:

IN JOURNALS 1. What is an evangelical? 2. Would you describe yourself as one?

WORD CONFUSION Evangelism 1. The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness. 2. The preaching of the Christian Gospel or the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others with the object of conversion.

WORD CONFUSION Evangelicalism 1. A tradition within Protestant Christianity emphasizing the authority of the Bible, personal conversion, and the doctrine of salvation by faith in the Atonement. 2. A world wide Protestant Christian historical movement that began in the 1730s with the emergence of the Methodists in England.

WORD CONFUSION Evangelicalism 1. A tradition within Protestant Christianity emphasizing the authority of the Bible, personal conversion, and the doctrine of salvation by faith in the Atonement. 2. A world wide Protestant Christian historical movement that began in the 1730s with the emergence of the Methodists in England. Evangelism 1. The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness. 2. The preaching of the Christian Gospel or the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others with the object of conversion.

TWO WINGS OF EVANGELICALISM - P256 Populist - Revivalist - Downplayed doctrine - Appeal to ordinary folk - Mostly Baptists, Methodists, and Restoration movement Rationalist/Scholarly - Fervor + scholarship. - Traditional emphasis on theology - Examples: Congregationalist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian

EVANGELICAL VS. CONFESSIONAL Evangelical - Emphasis on Personal Conversion (“New Birth”) - Renewal movement - Subjective experience - Individual’s direct access to God Confessional - Emphasis on participation in church’s corporate worship and liturgy. - Creeds and confessions - Authority of clerical office

EVANGELICAL VS. CONFESSIONAL Evangelical - “Any Protestant that emphasizes the subjective and ethical aspects of Christianity, rather than it’s official and churchly characteristics.” p257 Confessional - Catholics, Lutherans, German Reformed, Dutch Reformed, Old Side Presbyterians. -Blurry lines.

WHY IS EVANGELICALISM IMPORTANT? - “Evangelicals now constitute the most active component of religious life in North America.” – historian Mark Noll - Populist evangelicalism is the fastest-growing Christian sect in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

CHARTS ON Figure 9:1 Before looking at the chart, did you think religious adherence would have been higher or lower at the founding of the US? Has the modern world allowed for growth in religious adherence or retraction? Why do you think this is the case? Figure 9:2 Which groups grew? Which ones shrunk? Why do you think that happened?

2001 RELIGIOUS ADHERENCE

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2007 PEW POLL ~ 35K SURVEYEDPEW POLL

MAIN INGREDIENT IN EVANGELICAL-SPLOSION? The First and Second Great Awakenings

HOMEWORK *Study for Verse Quiz: 2 Cor 5:16-18 *Read Pages in Total Truth. 1. Are there elements of Denzel’s story that you can relate with? 2. In what ways has your experience of evangelicalism been similar or different than Denzel’s?