on that interesting Touchstone article

This article has already been cited elsewhere [see Greg Linscott and PaleoBen]. I have gotten through about half the article [something called family and Christmas keeps getting in the way of reading]. The article is interesting enough in itself. I may blog a bit on some of its highlights later, but I think it would be interesting if we reframed the questions Touchstone asked from an evangelical to a fundamentalist focus.

How would fundamentalists answer these questions?

 

  1. How do you define “Fundamentalist” in a way that distinguishes Fundamentalists from other believing Christians? And has this definition changed over the last several years?
  2. Has Fundamentalism matured since the 1950s, and if so in what ways?
  3. Has Fundamentalism lost anything in the process of maturing (if it did)?
  4. Are there any fundamental differences within the Fundamentalist movement today, and do you think they will deepen into permanent divisions, or even have already? How might they be healed?
  5. What does your movement, speaking generally, fail to see that it ought to see?
  6. What would you say to a Fundamentalist tempted to become Catholic or Orthodox?
  7. What has Fundamentalist to offer the wider world that it will find nowhere else?
  8. What else would you like to say?

Don’t you think that is an interesting set of questions? I am going to do a little thinking on this, then post some answers from my perspective. If I could, I would tag Doran and Bauder to get their responses as well. Failing that, I think I’ll tag Greg and Ben since they both have already been mentioned and let’s throw in Chris and Frank as well.

How about it guys? A post on your own site with a linkback would be fine, or  you could answer here. Even better would be if you tagged a few others to get there answers.

Comments

  1. Bro. Johnson,

    I bookmarked your new blog url. Just wanted to ask if you could put the links to your sermon and NT outlines on the side – perhaps near where you have your church website listed. Thanks.

  2. Fundamentalism (speaking generally) has become “about cultural practice” instead of “about doctrine”.

    And so in the view of many: one is a fundamentalist as defined by “what one doesn’t do” (doesn’t attend movies, etc).

  3. Jerry

    Thanks for checking in. I’ll add those links in for you soon.

    Jim

    That would be one way of looking at it. Perhaps in the minds of many, it is that simple. More later…

    Regards,
    Don Johnson
    Jer 33.3

  4. Jerry

    I added the old links on the sidebar in among the other links. See “STuFF from Me”.

    Regards,
    Don Johnson
    Jer 33.3

  5. Don,

    I answered the questions over on my blog.

  6. excellent, Andy.

    Just what I was looking for. I am working on my own set of answers, trying to cut down the oh so often wordiness [what a plague the Blarney stone is]. I hope to have it up soon.

    but thanks for responding. I really appreciate it.

    Regards,
    Don Johnson
    Jer 33.3