By Filings on
Fundamentalism & Evangelicalism
Separation
Fundamentalism
Dave Doran reflects on recent events and the state of fundamentalism.

Discussion

Tue, 03/22/11
“My simple contentions are that: (1) there is, at this stage of history, no fundamentalism, but a number of fundamentalisms, each with their own shibboleths; (2) almost every effort to reclaim fundamentalism has been an effort to impose a different set of shibboleths on the movement; (3) many serious minded separatists find that they fail the shibboleth tests that have been imposed by many of the subset movements; (4) the idea of being asked to be committed to something that won’t fellowship with you anyway is just plain ridiculous; and (5) most of the shibboleths, while perhaps well-intentioned, are over-extended applications designed like fences to prevent a future disobedience somewhere down the line.”

Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.

Tue, 03/22/11
Right on, right on. Number 5 listed above is dead on.

1 Kings 8:60 - so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God and that there is no other.

Tue, 03/22/11
Dave this is excellent!

You have written what I have tried to write. Grateful you know how to write. Straight Ahead!

Joel

Dr. Joel Tetreau serves as Senior Pastor, Southeast Valley Bible Church (sevbc.org); Regional Coordinator for IBL West (iblministry.com), Board Member & friend for several different ministries;