Modernity called the church to probe, examine, and think about what it means to be Christian. Some responses to that call has been the rise of fundamentalism, Biblical literalism, racism, classism, sexism, the loss of community, the rise of an ethic of "me, my, and I," to name a few. So, while modernity gave us a new sense of curiosity and challenge, it has also given us a reactionary response to many of its gifts...
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So, while modernity gave us a new sense of curiosity and challenge, it has also given us a reactionary response to many of its gifts. Part of modernity's legacy is the creation of defense mechanisms against it that exist to perpetuate the old system, in which the church has been politicized. The church, rather than being about the politic of Jesus and his kingdom, can, and in some instances, has become, a slave to worldly politics...
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