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Lädt ... Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevancevon Os Guinness
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Why, when relevance is at the very heart of the gospel, are Christians today so irrelevant? And why do we compromise in the face of modern pressures? The culprit, says Os Guinness, is our starry-eyed pursuit of relevance in a highly modern form. In this short but penetrating book, Guinness uncovers the influence and pressures of the modern clock culture, which we take as natural and self-evident even though it's not. And he outlines strategies for a wise handling of time -- today's ultimate currency. To become "untimely people" -- those who are faithful despite the mesmerizing lure of the present age -- we need fresh and creative thinking coupled with a life of integrity. For our true timeliness lies finally in the untimeliness of rejecting modern timeliness. Then, and only then, will we make sense to the world around us while remaining faithful to God. Book jacket. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Os Guinness is a good writer because he was first a good reader. His vast learning - especially from older sources - enables him perceive the presuppositions and values of our era which we tend to absorb unconsciously. His books, then, are less concerned with giving readers specific plans of action than they are with conveying a wider, more historical perspective on a certain issue.
In Prophetic Untimeliness, Guinness examines the issue of Christian relevance. He notes that the church, more than ever before, conforms itself to the expectations of our culture:
"Some have spent the last decades reinventing churches furiously according to the dictates of the baby boomers. Others are now pronouncing that passé and are tackling the task with the same enthusiasm to court the younger generations."
And we've become irrelevant.
Guinness believes the church has given up far too much in this pursuit, with more concessions to come.
"Signs are that, unless some drastic rethinking takes place soon, the corruptions in evangelicalism will worsen and show through in theology, not just in practice."
His conclusion: relevance is not a thing that the church can achieve by looking to culture; it is not even a thing that can be pursued as an end in itself. Being relevant is a side-effect of clinging to Scripture, which is inherently relevant because it contains exclusive, perfect truth that speaks to eternal human needs, as well as an unchanging, all-satisfying Creator-God. ( )