Alan Race first articulated the exclusivist-inclusivist-pluralist trichotomy model in 1982. This framework proposes three broad outlooks for how Jesus followers perceive other world religions. Each model contains nuanced permutations, but in the streamlined sense Exclusivism maintains there's no salvation possible in other religions, Inclusivism holds open the possibility that … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Ain’t Afraid of Influence from Other World Religions
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Beatnik Christianity Reimagines and Recycles the Word Heretic
Right belief (orthodoxy) is to heresy as right conduct (orthopraxy) is to... what? The very fact that Christianity doesn't have an obvious correlative term tells you all you need to know. Instead of coining a new term, however, a more subversive path forward may be to sync belief and conduct by broadening out heretic to include any professing Jesus follower who severely … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Reimagines and Recycles the Word Heretic
Beatnik Christianity Values Expertise
There's somethin' weird going on in American Christianity. Well, there's lots of weird things going on, but what I mean is this growing populist impulse to reject expertise offhand. A board certified doctor is trusted less than a stay-at-home mom selling Multi-Level Marketing essential oils. A theologian with a PhD is trusted less than a youth pastor who got two-year degree … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Values Expertise
Beatnik Christianity Has Permanent Burnout with Christian Culture
Remember that scene in Office Space where Peter Gibbons first arrives at work? He sits down at his cubicle on Monday morning to that incessant, high-pitched repetition of, "Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment." That look of utter despair tells you everything. This is a broken man who hates his work life. Long-term stress has resulted in acute apathy, … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Has Permanent Burnout with Christian Culture
Beatnik Christianity Won’t Budge on A Second Baptism Or Two-Tier Condescension
Non-Pentecostals commonly criticize the movement by saying it teaches that those who don't speak in tongues also don't have the Holy Spirit, but I've encountered few Pentecostals who deny the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in other sincere Christians. That accusation is false. What Pentecostal theology does attempt is a retcon of Scripture's teachings regarding baptism. The … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Won’t Budge on A Second Baptism Or Two-Tier Condescension
