Onward, Russell Moore
Onward, Russell Moore
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Onward
Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel

Author: Russell Moore

Narrator: Russell Moore

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2015


Synopsis

Keep Christianity Strange As the culture changes all around us, it is no longer possible to pretend that we are a Moral Majority. That may be bad news for America, but it can be good news for the church. What's needed now, in shifting times, is neither a doubling-down on the status quo nor a pullback into isolation. Instead, we need a church that speaks to social and political issues with a bigger vision in mind: that of the gospel of Jesus Christ. As Christianity seems increasingly strange, and even subversive, to our culture, we have the opportunity to reclaim the freakishness of the gospel, which is what gives it it's power in the first place. We seek the kingdom of God, before everything else. We connect that kingdom agenda to the culture around us, both by speaking it to the world and by showing it in our churches. As we do so, we remember our mission to oppose demons, not to demonize opponents. As we advocate for human dignity, for religious liberty, for family stability, let's do so as those with a prophetic word that turns everything upside down. The signs of the times tell us we are in for days our parents and grandparents never knew. But that's no call for panic or surrender or outrage. Jesus is alive. Let's act like it. Let's follow him, onward to the future.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian

If you are tired of hateful facebook posts, biased newscasters, and despicable candidates, then you need to read this book! A refreshing refocus on Christ and his kingdom. As I listened to this audiobook, I kept thinking to myself, "That's what I've always thought, but was too afraid to admit it, or......more

Goodreads review by Josh

Introduction The pursuit of cultural stability and the pursuit of personal salvation are distinct endeavors, particularly for people (like Russell Moore and me) who endorse a separation between church and state. And yet, undeniably, the health of the soul and the health of the culture are linked at a......more

Goodreads review by Ruth

A trumpet call to end the hand-wringing and hair clutching in favor of marching forward with Jesus into the future that He has foreordained. Moore has an engaging style and neat turn of phrase, making his book as readable as it is challenging to the soul. "Keep Christianity Strange," indeed. Recomme......more

Goodreads review by Daphyne

A good overview of the role of the church in culture. Russell Moore discussed how Christianity has become too entwined in American culture and how to maintain the gospel & still minister to the culture. He spends quite a bit of time lightly touching upon various ethical issues. His overview of the g......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: Written by a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention, this book describes an agenda for a post-Moral Majority church, centered around both cultural engagement and gospel integrity. I found this a heartening book in many ways that articulated, at least in the words of one denominational lea......more