Robert Webber is at it again. This Call to an Evangelical Future is intriguing. It understands the postmodern setting without swallowing the whole paradigm. Webber convened the internet discussion, but enlisted as "Theological Editors" Hans Boersma, Howard Snyder, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, and D. H. Williams.
I like Webber, although I find too much emphasis on "story" a bit too friendly to the view that "foundationalism" is a dead fossil. Still the following excerpts resonate with me.
"...we call evangelicals to turn away from modern theological methods that reduce the gospel to mere propositions, and from contemporary pastoral ministries so compatible with culture that they camouflage God's story or empty it of its cosmic and redemptive meaning."
"Individualistic evangelicalism has contributed to the current problems of churchless Christianity, redefinitions of the church according to business models, separatist ecclesiologies, and judgmental attitudes toward the church. Therefore, we call evangelicals to recover their place in the community of the Church catholic."
"...we call evangelicals to turn away from methods that separate theological reflection from the common traditions of the church. "
"...we call evangelicals to turn away from forms of worship that focus on God as a mere object of the intellect or that assert the self as the source of worship. Such worship has resulted in lecture-oriented, music-driven, performance-centered, and program-controlled models that do not adequately proclaim God's cosmic redemption."
The whole declaration is only six points and can be read in just a few minutes. It is worth the read.
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