The Anointed
evangelical truth in a secular age
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Fundamentalism, Christianity, Evangelism, Church
| Author: | Randall J. Stephens, Karl Giberson | ISBN: | 9780674072084 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 29, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Randall J. Stephens, Karl Giberson |
| ISBN: | 9780674072084 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 29, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Why do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? Exploring intellectual authority within evangelicalism, the authors reveal how the concept of anointing—being chosen by God to speak for him—established a conservative evangelical leadership isolated from secular arts and sciences.
Why do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? Exploring intellectual authority within evangelicalism, the authors reveal how the concept of anointing—being chosen by God to speak for him—established a conservative evangelical leadership isolated from secular arts and sciences.
