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Last Christian

The Last Christian on Earth (3): The Cheshire-Cat Factor**

In more and more areas of life, religion has become irrelevant.  Modern culture has been secularized.  Religion, or more specifically the Christian Church, has not disappeared.  Rather, it has been displaced by the ideas and institutions of

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Gravedigger

The Last Christian on Earth (2): The Sandman Effect**

It’s quite likely that more people have been shamed out of their faith than have been argued out of it.  But when most Christians think of defending the faith, they think of making arguments.  The everyday challenges from

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Last Christian

The Last Christian on Earth (1): Operation Gravedigger

“The Christian faith contributed decisively to the rise of the modern world, but it has been undermined decisively by the modern world it helped to create. The Christian faith has become its own gravedigger.”

 

In light of this terse

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Newbigin

Can the West be converted?

Can the West be converted?  This question was asked in 1985 by Lesslie Newbigin, a retired missionary who had spent almost forty years in India.  Although many would not consider Newbigin an Evangelical, his insights into the challenges

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