The Christian Worldview

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 2”

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 2”

Who is James H. Cone, why does he matter, and what is his Gospel? Length: 3:50

Can Critical Race Theory be used as an “analytical tool”? Length: 3:10

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. Having turned from theological liberalism in the 1980s in an era known as the “conservative resurgence”, the SBC is now in another bellwether battle over three issues, all centered around the question of whether Scripture is sufficient in all matters of life and faith…or not. Last week in part 1, we discussed the first issue of women teaching men, or more broadly, women exercising authority of men in the church and home (1 Tim. 2:11- 15 [Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)] ). There is a great divide taking place in the SBC over this, with Beth Moore, asserting that complementarian theology (i.e. God has established separate yet complementary roles for men and women) paves the way for men abusing women. In part 2 today, Tom Ascol, pastor and producer of the documentary film By What Standard?, joins us again to examine the second issue being debated—race and the worldview of Critical Race Theory. A resolution on Critical Race Theory was passed at the 2019 SBC annual meeting resolving that the Marx-based, oppressor v. oppressed worldview could be used as an “analytical tool”...

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 1”

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 1”

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 1”

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 1”

Short Take from “Resurgence Turned Divergence in the Southern Baptist Convention, Part 1” Length: 2:17