The New Evangelicals Podcast

I am so grateful for Tim & April & resonate so deeply with what they share! Wanted to share an action of contacting appropriate congress people at 5calls.org which lists many of the issues discussed on TNE w/info, script & contact info for appropriate contacts. Calling works & using our voices feels empowering in the midst of all the efforts to dismantle our government leading to great harm.

Thank you so much Tim, for all that you are doing for those of us who are coming out of the basement. This podcast has been such a lifeline for me. I love the addition of April, too, and her book is amazing!

Dr. Carnahan’s perspective of historical Christianity uncovers the development of Christian theology from its earliest beginnings. One thing that he did not mention was the effort to standardize what the Christian church believed. In the 4th century, at the council at Nicea, the leaders in the growing movement, wrestled out what we know as the Nicene Creed. This would probably be accepted as the core beliefs in orthodox Christianity. The creed is read in “mainline” (versus conservative evangelical), Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches. A good reference text and an easy read is Phillip Cary’s book The Nicene Creed: An Introduction. An interesting but not an easy read regarding the earliest beliefs of the emerging Christian movement is by Burton Mack titled The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q & Christian Origins.

The recent podcast on decolonizing our faith, with the Christian leader from India who now lives in Canada, was a much-needed and insightful discussion. Christians need to hear this. Thank you, Tim. --Cory