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  <default_description>The community of evangelicals sometimes seems so broad as to defy definition, but theological conservatism has been one consistent marker. Now, says theologian Roger Olson, postconservatism is moving beyond conventional battles against liberalism and heresy to posit a dynamic and realistic approach. While conservatives strive to preserve tradition and protect orthodoxy, postconservatives urge openness to doctrinal reform without abandoning orthodoxy. Where differences exist between doctrine and Scripture, doctrine must be brought into conformity with the Word. Postconservatives want to free evangelical theology from its paradoxical captivity to rationalism and its obsession with &amp;#8220;facts&amp;#8221; so that it may recognize truth in experience and personal knowledge. Theologians, pastors, seminarians, and serious thinkers will find many depths to plumb in this exhaustive survey of critics, advocates, and fellow travelers on the evangelical journey.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Olsen's thesis is that it's possible to be more evangelical by being less conservative. Postconservative evangelical theology is a style or approach to theology rather than a specific set of conclusions. Olsen attempts to define such terms as conservative, postconservative and evangelical. He names ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46991450">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ In an accessible and clear manner, Olson provides a map of the postconservative mood within Evangelical theology: what is it; how and why has it developed; who are its major proponents and critics; and what is its theological trajectory. Postconservative theology, Olson argues, seeks to move beyond...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21183827">more...</a>]]></body>
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