Jennifer Powell McNutt: The Enduring Church

A fine article debunking the myth of the theory of secularization. Lesslie Newbigen also sharply refutes the secularization theory, in part, by pointing out that many accept it uncritically. McNutt’s article is a bit long but worth the read if you are worried about the state of the Church and/or the decline of Christianity in America.

Memories of Christianity over the ages are valuable assets in a culture prone to expecting the worst about the future. Christianity has undergone periods of rise and fall in every century, with documented success and concerns of decline. The noteworthy story of the Christian church is that despite all challenges and shortcomings, the church has survived, blossomed, and been transformed, sometimes against all odds. It has been restored and revived, it has changed, and it has overcome. In short, the church has endured.

Read it all.