Evangelical left
Evangelical left are those evangelical Christian in the United States who generally function on the left wing of that movement, either politically or theologically[clarification needed], or both. While the evangelical left movement is related to the better known Christian left, those who are part of the latter movement are not always viewed as evangelical.
Typically, members of the evangelical left affirm the primary tenets of evangelical theology, such as the doctrines of Incarnation, atonement, and resurrection, and also see the Bible as a primary authority for the Church. Unlike many evangelicals, however, the evangelical left supports what are often considered "liberal" or "left wing" political policies. They are often, for example, opposed to capital punishment and supportive of gun control. In many cases, they are pacifist or pacifist-oriented. They also often support and utilize modern Biblical criticism, whereas some other evangelicals reject it.
While members of the evangelical left chiefly reside in mainline denominations, they are often heavily influenced by the Anabaptist social tradition.
See also
People
- Tony Campolo
- Jimmy Carter
- Michael Dowd
- Stanley Grenz
- Stanley Hauerwas[citation needed]
- Brian P. Moore
- Ron Sider
- Jim Wallis
- William Willimon
- Philip Yancey
Groups and publications
Print resources
- Hauerwas, Stanley & William Willimon, Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (ISBN 0-687-36159-1)
- MacGregor, Kirk, A Molinist-Anabaptist Systematic Theology (ISBN 0-7618-3851-1)
- Swartz, David R., Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism (ISBN 978-0812244410)
- Wallis, Jim, God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It (ISBN 0-06-055828-8)
- Young, Shawn David. "From Hippies to Jesus Freaks: Christian Radicalism in Chicago’s Inner-City." Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. Vol 22(2) Summer 2010.
External links
- Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education
- Evangelicals for Social Action
- Every Church a Peace Church
- Social Redemption
- Sojourners magazine
- The Bible on the Poor: Or Why God is a Liberal
- The Christian Left -- An Open Fellowship of Progressive Christians