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Evangelicalism in Britain 1935-1995: A Personal Sketch

Oliver Barclay

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Description:The author of this book was for a long time the General Secretary of the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF), and has lived through the period covered by this history of evangelicalism. Full of the wisdom of years and with an eagle eye, he brings a personal and perceptive insight from the past to understand the present.The story begins in the 1930s when classical evangelicalism (CE) - committed to a Cross-centred Christianity revealed in a fully-reliable Bible - was enthusiastic, small in numbers and rather defensive and anti-intellectual. Two other movements were making the running at the same time. The first was the liberal evangelicals (LE) leaning away from the Bible towards a more rationalist approach, who insisted that Christian doctrine must be re-stated in harmony with the spirit of the age. The second was the Oxford Group/Moral rearmament, spear-headed by Frank Buchman, emphasising experience and having guidance direct from God without a Bible.The author's central thesis is that the expansion of evangelicalism over this time did not come from the LE nor the Oxford Group, rather it came from CE roots, where the Bible was central and taken seriously.From 1945, CE Christians whose faith had been tested and found triumphant in the cauldron of war, returned to Britain and the universities with a new-found confidence and maturity enabling them to stand unashamed of Christ before cynical academics. The work of the Inter-Varsity Fellowship (IVF) grew as people like Dr. Lloyd-Jones, Douglas Johnson and John Stott gave their energies to the work. The years 1955 to 1970 were a period of consolidation with the beginnings of The Banner of Truth Trust, and the invaluable labours of J.I. Packer and Francis Schaeffer. From the 1970s, evangelicalism became larger, more adventurous but less unified. Evangelicals regained a social conscience with Tear Fund.We are taken through the ups and downs of the Evangelical Alliance meeting in 1966, the Anglican conferences at Keele and Nottingham, and the rise of the charismatic movement. It is here, perhaps, that the book is at its weakest, lacking the detail necessary to give a balanced understanding of the momentum generated in the early days of neo-Pentecostalism, restorationism and the new churches.This diversity in the church has also been accompanied by the rapid changes in British society with the advent of TV, youth culture and consumerism. It is against this background that the present churches seek to fulfil the Great Commission to the present generation. We see a diverse evangelical church of varying commitment to the Scriptures grappling with a changing and disintegrating Britain.What should be the way forward? The last chapter of Oliver Barclay's book is fascinating (including a rollicking rebuke for previously CE Bible colleges which have pursued the academic respectability of rationalistic approaches to Scripture), but I will leave you to read the book for yourself. I wonder which way it will go?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Evangelicalism in Britain 1935-1995: A Personal Sketch. To get started finding Evangelicalism in Britain 1935-1995: A Personal Sketch, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 154

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: IVP

Release: 1997

ISBN: 0851111890

Description: The author of this book was for a long time the General Secretary of the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF), and has lived through the period covered by this history of evangelicalism. Full of the wisdom of years and with an eagle eye, he brings a personal and perceptive insight from the past to understand the present.The story begins in the 1930s when classical evangelicalism (CE) - committed to a Cross-centred Christianity revealed in a fully-reliable Bible - was enthusiastic, small in numbers and rather defensive and anti-intellectual. Two other movements were making the running at the same time. The first was the liberal evangelicals (LE) leaning away from the Bible towards a more rationalist approach, who insisted that Christian doctrine must be re-stated in harmony with the spirit of the age. The second was the Oxford Group/Moral rearmament, spear-headed by Frank Buchman, emphasising experience and having guidance direct from God without a Bible.The author's central thesis is that the expansion of evangelicalism over this time did not come from the LE nor the Oxford Group, rather it came from CE roots, where the Bible was central and taken seriously.From 1945, CE Christians whose faith had been tested and found triumphant in the cauldron of war, returned to Britain and the universities with a new-found confidence and maturity enabling them to stand unashamed of Christ before cynical academics. The work of the Inter-Varsity Fellowship (IVF) grew as people like Dr. Lloyd-Jones, Douglas Johnson and John Stott gave their energies to the work. The years 1955 to 1970 were a period of consolidation with the beginnings of The Banner of Truth Trust, and the invaluable labours of J.I. Packer and Francis Schaeffer. From the 1970s, evangelicalism became larger, more adventurous but less unified. Evangelicals regained a social conscience with Tear Fund.We are taken through the ups and downs of the Evangelical Alliance meeting in 1966, the Anglican conferences at Keele and Nottingham, and the rise of the charismatic movement. It is here, perhaps, that the book is at its weakest, lacking the detail necessary to give a balanced understanding of the momentum generated in the early days of neo-Pentecostalism, restorationism and the new churches.This diversity in the church has also been accompanied by the rapid changes in British society with the advent of TV, youth culture and consumerism. It is against this background that the present churches seek to fulfil the Great Commission to the present generation. We see a diverse evangelical church of varying commitment to the Scriptures grappling with a changing and disintegrating Britain.What should be the way forward? The last chapter of Oliver Barclay's book is fascinating (including a rollicking rebuke for previously CE Bible colleges which have pursued the academic respectability of rationalistic approaches to Scripture), but I will leave you to read the book for yourself. I wonder which way it will go?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Evangelicalism in Britain 1935-1995: A Personal Sketch. To get started finding Evangelicalism in Britain 1935-1995: A Personal Sketch, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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