LTRP Note: The following out-of-house article is posted here, not as an endorsement of what is being said, but rather to illustrate that today’s young Christians are largely being influenced by those outside the scope of biblical Christianity and are being pulled into the “new spirituality” via Rick Warren and other contemplative/emerging leaders and persuasions. This “new spirituality” disguises its false teachings through social justice programs that negate or minimize the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. It convinces young people that up until now, Christians have done very little good in the world and that this present young generation is going to heal the world like no one has ever done before with a broader, less fundamental, more ecumenical, mystical spirituality, a spirituality that focuses less on doctrine (creeds) and more on social justice (deeds).
“Evangelical Movement at ‘Head-Snapping’ Moment, Says Scholar”
By Michelle A. Vu
Christian Post Reporter
LANDOVER, Md.–The evangelical movement is at a “head-snapping” generational change with younger evangelicals “revolting” against the tone of the Christian Right, says a prominent religious scholar.
Across the nation, young evangelicals are naming Rick Warren or Bono as their role model for social engagement, rather than a Christian Right leader, says Michael Gerson, senior research fellow in the Center on Faith & International Affairs at the Institute for Global Engagement.
Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forrest, Calif., is known for mobilizing evangelical churches in the battle against HIV/AID in Africa, while U2 frontman Bono is one of the world’s leading anti-poverty activists.
“We are seeing a head-snapping generational change,†contends Gerson, who was a top aide and former speech writer to President George W. Bush. “The model of social engagement of the religious right is increasingly exhausted.”
At the recent biennial Evangelical Leaders Forum, Gerson offered three reasons for the change: a recovery of scriptural emphasis, a revolt against the tone and style of the Religious Right, and the effects of short-term mission trips on young Christians. Click here to read more.
