There is an excellent post over at The Christian Mind about adjusting the presentation of the gospel for particular cultures. (This post is essentially a summary of a lengthy post by Tim Keller, Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church: Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs.)
WARNING: This involves some serious thinking.
Dr. Keller defines defeater beliefs as a culture’s “common sense consensus beliefs that automatically make Christianity seem implausible to people.” Because these deeply-entrenched beliefs are assumed to be true, people hastily dismiss the Christian faith since it contradicts them.
I recommend that you read the summary and then, if your brain is not hurting too much, read the full article.
Pastor Rod
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2 comments:
Thanks for the pointer, I thought the article was very insightful, yet to the point. It is a keeper.
The more I read of Keller's writings, the more I like them.
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