In the book, Love Your God With All Your Mind, J.P. Moreland writes that the growing anti-intellectualism in the church has resulted in the marginalization of Christianity in society and the emergence of the most secular culture the world has ever seen. The real problem for us shows up when tough times hit and our house-of-cards belief system tumbles down because we’re used to “putting our hands together” but not our heads.
Some theories why this is happening:
Christians are reading less, in general. Busy doing life. More time on internet. More time pursuing selfish ambitions.
One of the main reasons. Christians are reading less Bible! Without the Bible, Christians are not loving God with all their mind. They are not able to be ready at any moment to give a defense in what they believe.
The average reading level in America and the church is general is going down.
What do you think?
9/12/2008
anti-intellectualism in the church
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