By Iain Murray
Banner of Truth. 342 pages. £13.50
ISBN 0 85151 783 8
What has happened to evangelicalism over the last 50 years? The main transition of these 'years of change' is as undeniable as it is unpalatable. Evangelicals may have been a despised minority in 1950, but at least they were clear on such crucial questions as what makes a Christian, the person and work of Christ and the inspiration and authority of Scripture.
Today, many more church-goers and leaders call themselves evangelicals, but the church is not only declining numerically, it is dominated by an ecumenical agenda and doctrinal confusion, or worse, indifference. How has this situation arisen?
The re-emergence of heavy shepherds
What would you think if you received a letter from your church leaders that read like this? ‘Are church members …