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Something I& #39;m thinking about:
Is there a connection btwn the popularity of End Times rhetoric in American evangelicalism & generational fracturing in the church? If the destruction of the world is imminent, how does that affect our ability to think generationally?
Is there a connection btwn the popularity of End Times rhetoric in American evangelicalism & generational fracturing in the church? If the destruction of the world is imminent, how does that affect our ability to think generationally?
ISTM, that possible results include:
1) Generational consumption: you can& #39;t take it w/ you so eat, drink, & be merry for tomorrow we die
1) Generational consumption: you can& #39;t take it w/ you so eat, drink, & be merry for tomorrow we die
2) Obsession with the past & the good old days b/c no future is guaranteed.
3) Hyper-awareness of "eternity" that collapses everything between the present moment & end of world in a weird time warp
4) Ministries & leadership unable to conceive of existence 30, 50, 100 years into future & thus not planning for anything beyond their lifespan.
I& #39;m sure there& #39;s more to say & there& #39;s also distinct possibility that another outside force is affecting both the focus on End Times & generational fragmentation. But there& #39;s something happening here.
*insert all the Presbyterians talking about covenant & baptizing babies*
