To Be or Not to Be an Evangelical | Christianity Today

There is an identity crisis in evangelicalism.  Opinions and groups are changing and the term has no real meaning any more.  In the light of this, the term “fundamentalist” might have some real use if it weren’t used by the popular media to describe every crazy person on the planet.  This article in Christianity Today (the magazine that led the movement) describes the problem from within the movement that was once a clearly identified ideology of compromise.  (KS)

A friend wrote, “I no longer call myself an Evangelical.”He is thoughtful and well informed, but now I suspect he is feeling a bit embarrassed as he has chosen to avoid a term used globally by hundreds of millions of Christians.For many within shouting distance of U.S. media circles and party politics, the world has become a banner of disrepute. Evangelical is now a word disfigured by political pundits, muddied by protestors from the left and right, and brought into dishonor by self-proclaimed spokespeople who excuse inappropriate behavior and language as the necessary price for political power.The center has shifted, and many Evangelicals now wonder where they fit.

Source: To Be or Not to Be an Evangelical | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer