The Worldliness of the Evangelical Churches: A Kairos News Report

The good folks over at Kairos have recently drawn attention to an important study by Boston University sociologist Alan Wolfe, reported in his book The Transformation of American Religion. By the way, those of you who are pastors, teachers and church leaders should visit and apply for access to the Kairos Journal. Here's a taste of the things you'll have access to -

Prominent Sociologist Reports: Christians Do Not Live Like They Say They Believe

Sometimes Christians can “tune out” the criticisms of unbelievers simply because they are non-Christians. It is a dangerous habit to develop. Very often those outside the Christian community can offer a fresh criticism that the Church needs to hear. Take sociologist Alan Wolfe for example. He serves as the Director of the Boisi Center at Boston University and is a self-described agnostic. Wolfe has spent several years now studying the beliefs of evangelical churches to see if they truly live their lives in ways consistent with what they believe. His method of finding this out was deceptively simple. He went out across America and visited specifically evangelical churches. His observations are put forth with disturbing clarity in The Transformation of American Religion.