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The Myth of the Everyday Evangelical

The theological and moral state of "grassroots" churches is not what some say.

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Samuel D. James
Dec 28, 2022
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One idea I am seeing a lot lately is the idea that within American evangelicalism, the ordinary, working-class, grassroots Joe Churchgoer is a theologically conservative worshiper who is frequently being held hostage to an incipient liberalism from “elite” Christian institutions. In many cases, the elite Christi…

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