Christians in the Age of Outrage: How to Bring Our Best When the World Is at Its Worst

by Ed Stetzer

But outrage overwhelms truth.

When outraged Christians feed media outlets with stories that make Christians look foolish, that hurts the gospel.

Outrage has no time for dialogue, and it won’t be distracted by nuance or even truth.

community on mission, not a community of withdrawal.[11]

Eugene Peterson describes the Christian life as “a long obedience in the same direction.”[14]

During his ministry, Bonhoeffer’s theology gradually shifted from a view that the church was “against the world” to one that emphasized the church’s “responsibility” to the world. Responsibility in Bonhoeffer’s writing therefore means “I simultaneously represent Christ before human beings, and represent human beings before Christ.”[25]

Mister Rogers helped Americans understand that neighboring is not a designative noun but an action verb?