The Problem of Orthodoxy

Evangelicals at the Crossroads of Truth and Power

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The Problem of Orthodoxy

Evangelicals at the Crossroads of Truth and Power

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The Problem of Orthodoxy: Evangelicals at the Crossroads of Truth and Power reexamines Christian orthodoxy, especially contemporary evangelicalism in the United States, from the standpoint of structure instead of content. Rather than focus on which Christian doctrines are “correct”, Michael Blanco explores how orthodoxy functions to invite, cajole, warn, demonize, and perpetrate violence against those who are within and without its circle. The author is particularly interested in the nexus of power and orthodoxy, including violence, and many of his examples also touch on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). To the degree that orthodoxy acts to coerce viewpoints and actions, especially over doctrinal and moral peccadilloes, this fact constitutes “the problem of orthodoxy.”

Table of Contents

Foreword, Jeffrey Lyon
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Problem of Orthodoxy
Chapter 2: The Landscape of Orthodoxy
Chapter 3: Crosscurrents to Orthodoxy
Chapter 4: Theology Considered
Chapter 5: The Legacy of Orthodoxy
Chapter 6: Counternarratives to Orthodoxy
Conclusion and Reflections
Bibliography
About the Author

Product details

Published Jul 08 2024
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 152
ISBN 9781666962604
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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