Mark Driscoll (The Resurgence, Mars Hill Church) engages with Chuck Colson here regarding Christianity and the culture war. It’s an interesting interchange stemming from a lunch conversation Driscoll had with Colson, and Driscoll’s follow-up blog post.
Here is Driscoll’s original post from a few weeks ago.
Below is Driscoll’s introduction to Colson’s response:
A few weeks ago I wrote about a luncheon I attended where I met with Chuck Colson. I concluded with some questions that Colson’s speech brought up regarding a Christian approach to cultural engagement. I prefaced my questions with the following, “Colson’s comments raise interesting missiological questions about the role of the gospel in the culture. An aging generation of evangelicals assumes that America is essentially founded upon Christianity and that the role of the church is to defend Christian morality through mainly conservative and Republican political involvement and by fighting against such things as abortion and gay marriage. Younger emerging type Christians are increasingly answering these questions differently than previous generations, leading to a growing rift among American Christians regarding the proper role of a Christian in their culture.”
Colson was kind enough to take the time to read the blog and answer those questions. I am sincerely grateful and would like to personally thank him. He also gave me permission to post his answers, which are below with the original questions.
Read the rest here.
