AN EVANGELICAL MANIFESTO FOR AN INTERFAITH WORLD

By Berit Kjos

June 13, 2008

NewsWithViews.com

"...we repudiate those who believe their way is the only way..."[1,p.18] Evangelical Manifesto

"...making the world safe for diversity, is one of the greatest tasks we face in the global era...."[2,p.60] Os Guinness, The Case for Civility

“Evangelicalism is about renewal, and renewal brings transformation." David Neff, editor-in-chief of Christianity Today and a member of the Manifesto's steering committee. [3]

"All too often we have concentrated on great truths of the Bible, such as the cross of Jesus, but have failed to apply them to other biblical truths, such as creation. In the process we have impoverished ourselves, and supported a culture broadly careless about the stewardship of the earth and negligent of the arts and the creative centers of society." [1,p.12] Evangelical Manifesto

This "Manifesto" is full of contradictions. While its authors claim to trust the Bible, they flout God's warnings. They claim to exclude no one, yet they redefine and "repudiate" fundamentalists. They claim to speak for themselves, but their message demands global transformation and prophesies disaster if not obeyed.. They claim to follow "the narrow way," but they call for a broad, interfaith "framework" (new rules) for participating in the "public square" without offending anyone.

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