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On Christian Radicalism

April 12, 2013 by David 11 Comments

For its cover story last month, Christianity Today published an article on contemporary Radicalism. The article struck me as controversial and provocative because it held out criticism of controversial and provocative people: David Platt, Francis Chan, and Shane Claiborne among others. The overall tone is quite critical of the icons and the culture of emerging Christian radicalism: These teachers want us to see that following Christ genuinely, truly, really, radically, sacrificially, inconveniently, and uncomfortably … [Read more...] about On Christian Radicalism

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: christianity today, david platt, francis chan, matthew lee anderson, radical, shane claiborne

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