Secularism, Preaching, and the Challenges of Modernity
Posted on January 13, 2017
Filed under Culture wars, Resources
“I began my chapter on preaching and postmodernism in We Cannot Be Silent with these words, “A common concern seems to emerge now wherever Christians gather: The task of truth-telling is stranger than it used to be. In this age, telling the truth is tough business and not for the faint-hearted. The times are increasingly strange.”
As preachers we recognize how strange the times have become. Almost anyone seeking to carry out a faithful pulpit ministry recognizes that preachers must now ask questions we have not had to consider in the past. We recognize that preaching has been displaced from its once prominent position in the culture.
Many of us are wondering, why is preaching more challenging in our cultural moment than it has been in other times? …”
– Albert Mohler begins a three-part series on Preaching in a Secular Age.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…