Capitalism, Modernity, and the Gospel

Reflecting further on why the gospel is hard to communicate in Europe today, it is not only that Christianity is old, but that it is now identified with power, with the establishment. This is in part due to the Constantinian settlement, whereby church and state became allied in a co-dependent system of ideological legitimation, which eventually produced Christendom. 

New Beginnings for the Gospel

Building upon my last blog, how can we make the gospel fresh again, refresh our presentation? Writing about apologetics, Os Guiness comments that people are not really asking questions; they are simply not interested in what we have to say. We must, he says, find ways to intrigue them, awaken their curiosity, and provoke thought.

Failing the Gospel in Europe

I’m listening to some of the discussion in City-to-City’s Evangelism Project. Specifically, their honest inquiry into why it’s so hard to share the gospel in Europe, and if there are any lesson from the European experience? There is a perception that evangelism is difficult in Europe, both to do, and to get any results, in terms of conversions.