Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism

book

by Molly Worthen. Oxford University Press, 2016.

Description

This academic resource examines the American evangelical experience, specifically the complex relationship with secular reason and personal imagination.

Features

the American evangelical experience, reconciling human control, anecdotes and stories, relationship between secular reason and personal imagination

Recommended Audience

Evangelical clergy, lay leaders, and seminarians

Cost

purchase as a book or e-book

Practical Applications

Prepare for a class on current evangelical challenges by consulting this resource beforehand.

Updated: March 16, 2020

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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