Hell in a Handbasket: Christian hipsters - el Maggie jumps into the fray
Distorted theology may be at the root of the trend. Extreme (no point)Armenian theology dominates evangelical churches with it's emphasis on a "We must work so God can work" mentality. This over emphasis on our free will leaves a vacuous environment that is man-centered and shallow. This carries over to relationships: they must stay superficial because vulnerability and confession of sin would mean that you don't "have the victory." Over time this becomes intolerable. The lack of creativity in Christian culture is stifling to young people especially, who want to talk about their art and music and dance and writing. I believe they long for the richness of the mystery, the beauty, and the history of the ancient churches.
20 March, 2009 17:14
Interesting (and welcome to my blog!) - while I am trying to avoid considering evangelical theology to be "distorted" (largely because I would like them to return the favour), you raise some interesting points.In your blog, you wrote a post about how Christian women, in particular, suffer from having superficial relationships because they don't want to admit weakness. Why do you think this is worse for women than men?I love how you put it about the richness of mystery, beauty and history of the ancient church. I have been thinking about mystery, and how that's missing from the evangelical experience - I find comfort in the truth that the world is a bigger more mysterious place than I will ever grasp, through either science or religion.
Hell in a Handbasket: Christian hipsters - el Maggie jumps into the fray
Distorted theology may be at the root of the trend. Extreme (no point)Armenian theology dominates evangelical churches with it's emphasis on a "We must work so God can work" mentality. This over emphasis on our free will leaves a vacuous environment that is man-centered and shallow. This carries over to relationships: they must stay superficial because vulnerability and confession of sin would mean that you don't "have the victory." Over time this becomes intolerable. The lack of creativity in Christian culture is stifling to young people especially, who want to talk about their art and music and dance and writing. I believe they long for the richness of the mystery, the beauty, and the history of the 
ancient churches.
20 March, 2009 17:14
Interesting (and welcome to my blog!) - while I am trying to avoid considering evangelical theology to be "distorted" (largely because I would like them to return the favour), you raise some interesting points.In your blog, you wrote a post about how Christian women, in particular, suffer from having superficial relationships because they don't want to admit weakness. Why do you think this is worse for women than men?I love how you put it about the richness of mystery, beauty and history of the ancient church. I have been thinking about mystery, and how that's missing from the evangelical experience - I find comfort in the truth that the world is a bigger more mysterious place than I will ever grasp, through either science or religion.